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  • Sheppard first-aid training saves a life

    First-aid and automated external defibrillator training proved valuable at the base Repair Cycle Management Office here Sept. 22, when they saved a life. "She wouldn't have made it if we hadn't been able to react so quickly," said Valina Rolen, 80th Flying Training Wing former cardiopulmonary

  • Sheppard holds largest one-site blood drive

    Sheppard hosted an American Red Cross blood drive Sept. 22-24 with a goal to break a base record set in 2008, but wound up having the largest one-site blood drive event for the Red Cross in Texas for 2009. "We collected [more than] 950 units of blood during this blood drive, which was 127 percent of

  • KC-135A arrives at Altus, pays tribute to heritage

    The Wings of Freedom Park here received a key piece with the arrival of a KC-135A Stratotanker Sept. 22. The KC-135 will be placed on static display next to the C-141 Starlifter, and for the 97th Air Mobility Wing, it's a 13-year dream that has finally come to fruition. "It was always the plan to

  • 59th Medical Wing announces H1N1 Web page

    The 59th Medical Wing launched a new Web page for Department of Defense beneficiaries seeking information about H1N1 influenza Oct. 6. The Web page, located at www.whmc.af.mil, by clicking the H1N1 icon, offers adult and child self-assessments to help people determine if they need to see a doctor.

  • Top AF enlisted leader visits Maxwell-Gunter

    The 16th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Roy, visited with chiefs, first sergeants, enlisted instructors and local Airmen at Maxwell Sept. 25 during his first visit as the top enlisted leader. Maxwell is home to the 42nd Air Base Wing and Air University, the center of Air Force

  • Chaplain school holds last class at Maxwell

    The last formal class of the Air Force Chaplain School to be conducted here was held Sept. 14-25. Following an informal professional continuing education course Oct. 6-8, the school will resume its move to a new facility at Fort Jackson, S.C. All chaplain training for military members in all

  • Commander predicts success implementing world's first F-35 wing

    Training the first generation of F- 35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers for the next phase of air dominance brings the "privilege of a lifetime" for the new 33rd Fighter Wing commander. "I'm eager and excited by the challenge of being a part of the next 35 to 50 years of air dominance,"

  • Solid Rock Cafe receives $4 million for renovation

    Sheppard AFB was awarded nearly $4 million Sept. 24 for a major renovation of the Solid Rock Cafe, Sheppard's Chaplain Corps ministry center available to all technical trainees. The project includes a total floor plan change, reinforcement of exterior walls, construction of separate rooms for study,

  • 82nd Dental Squadron all smiles over new facility

    The 82nd Dental Squadron showed off its new pearly whites Sept. 28 during the opening of the new dental officers residency suite. The new facility will increase quality of care at the dental clinic and will expand the current residency program while increasing the number of residents who can

  • 80th FTW vice says farewell to the Air Force

    After 26 years of serving our nation, Col. Daniel Torweihe, 80th Flying Training Wing vice commander, will say goodbye to Sheppard and to the Air Force as he celebrates his retirement during a ceremony held here Oct. 2. "There are assignments in different places and different things to do when