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  • Chief Master Sgt James Roy is the 16th CMSAF

    There wasn't much happening in Monroe, Mich. in 1982. James A. Roy, recently out of high school, wanted to do something with his life where he could get some training and an education, something that wasn't what everyone else was doing. He enlisted as an Airman Basic in September 1982, and today,

  • New approach to PTSD offers servicemembers greater privacy, reduced stigma

    Servicemembers seeking help for deployment-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder now have the option of being treated through primary care channels, thanks to a new pilot program offered at Wilford Hall Medical Center. The primary goal of this new research program is to offer effective therapy for

  • SAM Squad Represents at Firefighter Combat Challenges

    The nationwide Firefighter Combat Challenge is similar to the Rookie Firefighter Challenge held at the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy here. The combat challenge involves firefighters competing over obstacles designed to mimic real-life firefighting. The obstacles range from climbing a five-story

  • Goodfellow veteran relives experience for Airmen

    A rocket attack at Balad Joint Air Base, Sept. 11, 2004, left him without legs and a right arm. His story was chronicled in the Airman Quarterly, summer 2005, issue, numerous newspapers, online magazines, patriotic Web sites and medical magazines. He was also in video produced by Air Force media

  • Altus Airman named Airman of the Year

    A photographer formerly assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing, currently serving at Aviano Air Base, Italy, was recently named the Air Force Times' 2009 Airman of the Year. Staff Sgt. Mercedes Kimble Crossland was honored during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., July 9 with the award, established in

  • Air Force Marathon: Master Sergeant makes AETC team

    Master Sgt. Robert L. Anderson, 364th Training Squadron assistant flight chief from Sheppard, will compete with three other Air Education and Training Command team members in the Air Force Marathon Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The marathon will have several running races including full

  • Colonel Schneider to take helm of 80th Fighter Training Wing

    As Sheppard welcomes Col. Kevin B. Schneider as the new commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing, members of the community can also look forward to improvements and new ideas. Colonel Schneider began his Air Force career at Sheppard 21 years ago in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program.

  • Captain from Sheppard to receive Sijan award

    Capt. Thomas Eckel, 366th Training Squadron Detachment 3, received the Lance P. Sijan Award June 29 for demonstrating a high quality of leadership in his job and life. Captain Eckel is currently the Nuclear Ordnance Division officer at the Naval School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal here, where he

  • AF wounded warrior visits White House

    Senior Airman Duane Dunlap enjoyed a very special Independence Day with U.S. President Barack Obama. Airman Dunlap, 59th Patient Squadron Security Forces journeyman at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was one of five Airmen chosen to participate in a 4th of July Salute to the Military event at the