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  • Air Force officials reduce Palace Chase obligation

    Air Force officials here recently reduced the Reserve commitment for officers and enlisted members participating in Palace Chase temporarily. The reduction ispart of Air Force management measures to balance the force while meeting a congressionally mandated end strength. The three-to-one officer and

  • Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army resources overseas

    It is unusual to see a C-17 Globemaster III airlifter on the ramp of Columbus Air Force Base in northeast Mississippi -- but it was a history-making Mississippi heavy event.The C-17, assigned to the Mississippi Air National Guard's 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss., loaded helicopters

  • What to do when there is an active shooter

    Airmen visiting an office on base hear two shots somewhere in the immediate area. What should they do? When an active shooter is in the area, people need to know how to react in order to improve their chances of survival. An active shooter is as an armed person who has used deadly physical force on

  • Exceptional Family Member Program: don't wait until the last minute

    At many Air Force bases permanent change of station season comes in two waves: summertime and wintertime. Here at Sheppard AFB, with our emphasis on training Airmen for their different career fields, it seems PCS season is year-round. Of all the aspects involved in preparing for a PCS, one that is

  • AAFES deputy commander tours Vance exchange

    Brig. Gen. Francis Hendricks, is second in charge of the 37th largest retailer in the world, with $10 billion in annual sales. He said the most interesting part of his job is meeting the customers, and sales associates that make it all possible.Recently, General Hendricks, the Army Air Force

  • Sheppard starts new Combat Fit Program

    The Health and Wellness Center recently started a new exercise program, titled Combat fit, to help Team Sheppard get physically prepared for the combat environment.Combat Fit is a circuit-training program designed by HAWC fitness professionals to strengthen core muscles and build an overall stronger

  • Stories fly at 469th reunion

    For the first time, the 469th Flying Training Squadron hosted a joint reunion of the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron's F-105 Thunderchief pilots and the F-4 Phantom II pilots April 9 at Sheppard AFB, Texas.About 60 former 469th TFS pilots, who flew interdiction operation the missions in North

  • Keesler wins top Air Force award in food service

    Keesler has won the Air Force's John L. Hennessy Award as the top food service operation in the Air Force in the multiple facility category.The Hennessy Award is based on the entire scope of the food service program.  Keesler has won the award five times, most recently in 2004. The dining facilities

  • Top-notch maintenance siblings stationed here

    Although they are not twins, people often confuse Tech. Sgt. Poun Thies, 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant Noncommissioned Oficer in charge of aircraft section, for his brother, Tech. Sgt. David Thies, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flightline expeditor, and vice-versa.It's pretty easy to

  • Luke maintainer named 2009 AF crew chief of year

    Staff Sgt. Damon Thurman, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Quality Assurance inspector, won the 2009 Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Award which names the Air Force crew chief of the year. He will be formally recognized at the Air Force Association National Convention Sept. 13