• Safety: not an additional duty, a culture

    Safety is key to the success of the Air Force mission, whether that mission is putting bombs on target or training highly-skilled, combat-ready Airmen. Our mission may be compromised if our folks aren't proactive in ensuring a safe work environment. Every military and civilian employee at Team

  • Change your clock, change your batteries

    As people across the country prepare to move their clocks back an hour Nov. 1 ending daylight saving time, Sheppard Fire Emergency Services recommends changing the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year. A home fire death

  • Common access cards are first line of defense

    Many people feel helpless in the battle to combat terrorism. Considering the events over the past few years including Sept. 11, and the bombings of the London public transportation system, many people think the nation is helpless to prevent these horrible acts of senseless violence. Experts say it

  • Drugs really are my life

    Pharmacists across the country are celebrating American Pharmacists Month this October with the theme "Know your medicine, know your pharmacist." The average pharmacist spends six years in college studying medications and their effects on the body. We pride ourselves in being the medication experts.

  • Lorenz on Leadership - Cherish Your Spouse

    Just last week, while walking past the base chapel, I witnessed a scene that caused me to pause and reflect. I turned and watched as people, dressed in their Sunday best, flowed from the chapel doors, smiling and casually chatting. They slowly split into two lines, creating a path that led to a

  • General Mannon: Air show couldn't have happened without community

    It's only fitting that the event Sheppard Air Force Base holds to say "thank you" to the local community couldn't have happened without the support of the community. In spite of the weather, this year's Open House and Air Show at Sheppard was a big success, thanks in part to our outstanding air

  • Know the basics of H1N1

    Many people are concerned about H1N1 Influenza, and making a decision about how to care for and protect your family during flu season is easier if you know the signs. H1N1 is like seasonal flu in symptoms and duration of illness. These symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy

  • In the company of heroes

    I'll never forget Thanksgiving Day 2007. I spent the day hopping from base to base in Afghanistan along with Chief Master Sgt. Geoff Preudhomme. At Bagram Air Base we stood with a group of pararescuemen and pilots listening to the story of a dramatic rescue which happened just hours before. With the

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- A tale of two instructors

    Air Education and Training Command is primarily made up of students and instructors. On the surface, the instructors simply teach certain skills so that students are ready for new challenges. In reality, they contribute so much more. Instructors make us better Airmen and continually raise our level

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- Technological change

    I am a digital immigrant. You see, in the summer of 1972, as a senior at the Air Force Academy, I spent $125 on a small "personal computer." At roughly $650 in today's dollars, the small unit was able to do four things: add, subtract, multiply and divide. It was a cutting edge ... calculator.

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