BRAC hits Sheppard hard

Times Record News: Local News: "In a move that took some by surprise Friday, the Pentagon announced Sheppard Air Force Base could lose 2,624 jobs - 2,468 military and 156 civilians - in the latest round of base closings and realignments.

Sheppard joins 18 other Texas bases impacted by Base Realignment and Closure recommendations.

'I can't get my arms around the economic impact,' said Tim Chase, director of the Wichita Falls Board of Commerce & Industry."