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  • Caution and commitment: Sheppard's response to a real world active shooter

    What was supposed to be a regular exercise on base turned into a real world active shooter response April 24.An active shooter exercise, meant to simulate the scenario of an individual engaged in the shooting of people in a confined space or populated area, aims to prepare military installations for

  • March honors fallen

    Airmen and local community members came together April 20 to honor military members who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country by participating in the annual March of the Fallen rucksack march through the White Tank Mountains. There were three different weight categories

  • Tornado preparedness storms through Sheppard

    Tornadoes can come through with winds that can exceed 300 mph and also produce hail, lightning, flash floods and a host of other natural disasters. Sheppard potentially stands in the direction of a force that has the ability to irrevocably change lives. According to the National Weather Service, in

  • Laughlin Airman presents unique opportunity for Del Rio students

    A Laughlin student pilot helped connect students around the world to the International Space Station.Thanks to a partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing Science Technology Engineering and Math Outreach Club, panelists

  • Altus, McConnell AFBs selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus aircraft

    Air Force officials announced April 23, that Altus Air Force Base, Okla., is the Air Force's KC-46A Pegasus formal training unit and McConnell AFB, Kan., is the first active duty-led Pegasus main operating base."The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker remains one of our top three acquisition priorities,"

  • Vapor Supercar unveils special operations theme

    The U.S. Air Force's supercar, Vapor, unveiled its new special operations-themed trailer during the MotoGP race weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, April 11-13.The new theme allows visitors to experience the parallels between the technology in the car and technology used by

  • Plane crash, coma doesn't deter pilot

    After a 2007 plane crash, nine days in a coma and 28 surgeries, retired Capt. David Berling, now a civilian working as a 56th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, understands what it means to overcome adversity. On April 29, 2007, Berling was approximately 20 seconds from landing his private

  • Heroes walk amongst us every day

    "The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion." ~Abraham LincolnOne Airman did just that when he found himself downrange in the thick of war.It was April 2008 and Maj. Scott Smith, 56th Comptroller Squadron commander, had been on Phoenix base in Iraq for almost a

  • Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: Anniversary event draws crowd to honor heroes

    It was April 18, 1942, and the United States was embroiled in World War II following the unsuspected attack on Pearl Harbor and the Imperial Japanese forces had rapidly extended their reach across the Pacific. When called upon, 80 men volunteered for a "top secret" mission blindly - a mission that

  • JBSA-Randolph to host commemorative toast for Doolittle Raider

    Retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" E. Cole, World War II veteran and one of four surviving Doolittle Raiders, will celebrate Friday on the 72nd anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid.The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Robin Rand, invites you to a commemorative toast for