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  • Airman nets $10,000 through IDEA program

    The Air Force presented a check for $10,000 to a 31st Maintenance Squadron Airman recently for creating a new process that used less manpower and resources without sacrificing quality.Tech. Sgt. Jesse Swiderek, 31st MXS aircraft metals technology craftsmen, received the money as part of the

  • Keesler resumes operations

    Normal base operations are scheduled to resume Aug. 30, to include base cleanup measures as required.Mission essential personnel are directed to report to base at 9 a.m. while non-mission essential personnel report by noon. Leadership continues to stress the importance of safety, and remind

  • World War II vet awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

    Family, friends, senior leaders and pilots gathered Aug. 24 to honor a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot during an award ceremony at JBSA-Randolph's famed Taj Mahal where he was award the Distinguished Flying Cross medal.Second Lt. Samuel Smith was assigned to the 360th Bombardment Squadron at

  • Sheppard applies C3 to new facility construction

    The 82nd Civil Engineering Squadron has truly taken the idea of a "Cost-Conscious Culture", or C3, to heart by incorporating money-saving, greener and more efficient building methods to accomplish its mission. Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training's new Operations Group facility, which will have its

  • Sheppard aids F-22 evac due to Hurricane Issac

    F-22 Raptors from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., were evacuated here Aug. 26 as a precautionary measure in advance of Hurricane Issac making landfall on the Florida panhandle.The 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard, along with the 80th Flying Training Wing, sprung into action hosting the evacuated

  • Maxwell, FEMA prepare relief supplies for Tropical Storm Isaac

    As residents along the Gulf Coast of the United States prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac, Airmen and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are busy setting up an emergency staging site on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Beginning Saturday, more than 120 semi-trucks filled with

  • Tyndall officials evacuate aircraft

    Tyndall Air Force Base officials have ordered the evacuation of aircraft as a precaution because of Tropical Storm Isaac. The aircraft are being dispersed to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. "Safe Haven" bases are chosen on the basis of their locations, out of danger of the storm, and their ability