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  • Sheppard members honor prisoners of Bataan death march

    On April 10, 1941, about 75,000 captured American and Filipino troops began a grueling 80-mile, seven-day march across the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. Their final destinations were prison and labor camps spread across the Japanese empire. Death was a constant reality on the forced march.

  • Medical advisory team helps Afghans help themselves

    "Patience," was the answer Maj. Ruben Garza gave when asked what he learned from his recent 12-month expeditionary assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan, and advises Airmen preparing to head to the country as part of the troop increases there this summer. The Air Education and Training Command Medical

  • Local children become aware of environmental issues

    A scheduling conflict could have prevented local children from missing out on the annual recognition of Earth Day. But two Sheppard AFB civilians from the 82nd Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up with other agencies to make the event happen a week early. Tim Hunter, a base agronomist, and Rick

  • Weekly library service strengthens base community

    As storm clouds dominated the Southwest Oklahoma sky April 16, bringing howling winds and pelting rain, clouds and wind also swept through the quiet stacks at the base library. Master Sgt. James Howard, 97th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight chief, shared two books on weather in what has

  • Tyndall Airman fights his way to his dream

    A Tyndall member won second place for his weight class in the Air Force Box Off tournament April 3 at the Bennett Fitness Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Senior Airman Jerome Thames, 325th Security Forces Squadron desk sergeant, fought his way to a silver medal in the 141-pound weight class.

  • JROTC cadets revisit history, build Wright Flyer replica

    When a SouthWest Edgecombe High School, N.C., Air Force Junior ROTC cadet asked her senior aerospace science instructor if their unit could build a Wright Flyer, he thought she meant a scaled down version. She did not. Using the original Wright Flyer wing span of 40.4-feet long and 8.1-feet high,

  • Compact fluorescents light way to base energy goals

    As Earth Day, April 22, approaches so does the last day of Energy Star's Operation Change Out. OPERATION CHANGE OUT- THE MILITARY CHALLENGE, a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Defense which began April 22, 2008, is the first national, military-focused

  • Dallas recruiters get muddy raising money for charity

    Eight members of the 344th Recruiting Squadron took part in the Dallas-Fort Worth Mud Run March 29, getting muddy while raising money for local charities. The annual race featured nearly 2,500 competitors who took on a 10-kilometer course along the Trinity River Trail, made challenging by 18

  • A lesson in generosity: "Pilot for a Day" returns to Altus

    Greg Willis, 97th Air Mobility Wing chief of education, spent the past 17 years working for the Air Force. But today, more than any other time in his career, Mr. Willis truly feels like an Airman thanks to the kindness shown to his sons Xavier and Zachary. The eight year-old twin brothers were

  • WASPs reflect on roles as aviation pioneers

    Three members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots reminisced about their World War II experiences as part of this year's Squadron Officer College Warrior Symposium series March 26 at Maxwell AFB, Ala. The WASPs were a select group of women pilots who by becoming the first women in history to fly

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