Sheppard Air Force Base News

McGuire and his wife, Lorraine, came to Wichita Falls from Nebraska about 60 years ago when Mac was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base.

Story Created: Nov 9, 2009 at 6:57 PM CST Story Updated: Nov 11, 2009 at 4:07 PM CST Some Sheppard Air Force Base airmen can't head home for the holidays, and that's where Texoma comes in.

Capt. Kieran Dhillon-Davis, the newly arrived chief of the 380th AEW Mental Health Services at an air base in Southwest Asia, speaks to her husband, Capt.

He was there, and then he was gone. It was just a glimpse on the night of Oct. 31. She continued to exit the C-130 Hercules that had just landed at an air base here, still scanning her surroundings to see if it could be.

The longest trips Gen. Arthur J. Lichte took growing up in the Bronx were on the subway to different boroughs of New York City.

Hundreds of international students are trained at Sheppard Air Force Base each year.

A lot of people may not be too familiar with the Chaplain Corps but the emotional and spiritual support they provide is a vital part of the U.S. military.

Ava Grace Yoder, 2, of Wichita Falls, shares her Christmas wishes with Santa Claus during Hangar Holiday on Saturday at Sheppard Air Force Base.

Nov. 14 is day one of "Hangar Holiday 2009". The Sheppard Officers' "Spouses' Club's" two-day event includes about 275 vendors, and proceeds from the event will go to scholarships for students pursuing a college education.

Courtesy: Sheppard Air Force Base Lyndon Laseman, 82nd Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, helps Anna Johnson, John Tower Elementary prekindergarten student, determine if a product is safe or unsafe to eat.

Some may not be familiar with the Chaplain Corps, but they provide a vital part of military life.

The National Association for Retired and Current Federal Employees Chapter 1954, held it's monthly meeting Oct.

Our local men and women continue to step forward to serve their country, and in many cases, the world.

Protecting personnel physically and mentally is a job many people at Sheppard Air Force Base do every day, but their efforts are highlighted after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood on Thursday claimed the lives of 13 people.

Authorities shot the gunman, and the violence was believed to be the worst mass shooting in history at a U.S. military base.

VA North Texas Health Care System /Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center and the City of Bonham will host the 19th annual Regional Veterans Day Program, Friday, Nov.

The Air Force chief of staff on Monday announced two general officer assignments: Brig.

Staff Sgt. Philip Baham III, an HVAC instructor with the 366th Training Squadron, appears with his son Kade, 10, after winning the Sheppard Air Force Base 'Family of the Year' honors at the annual Sheppard Military Family Appreciation Night on Thursday at the Multi-Purpose Events Center in Wichita Falls.

Husbands and wives offer support, but recently another group gained recognition when an organization produced a film telling the story of military children.

Airman Andrew D. Smith graduated recently from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.