Feb. 20, 2020 AETC command team experiences Sheppard, where combat capability begins Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and AETC Command Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel experienced one of the Air Force's most diverse and unique training bases when they visited Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 19-20, 2020.
Feb. 12, 2020 2020 to be pivotal year in transformation of maintenance, logistics training As the Air Force continues to evolve to meet the challenges of a constantly evolving, Information Age global security environment, the 82nd Training Wing is working to transform maintenance and logistics technical training to deliver the Airmen who will form the heart of that future force.
Feb. 6, 2020 Snow blankets Sheppard, North Texas A winter weather event moved across much of North Texas Feb. 5, 2020, dropping several inches of snow. While not the 7-9 inches forecast, the accumulation was enough for Sheppard AFB leadership to suspend training Feb. 5 and parts of Feb. 6.
Feb. 4, 2020 Logistics officer course at Sheppard AFB tests new thesis-style capstone event The 363rd TRS's Maintenance Officer Intermediate Course at Sheppard AFB, Texas, which hosts aircraft maintenance and munitions officers, is upping its game by transforming and experimenting with how experienced logisticians are trained on complex logistics principles as well as how they are tested
Jan. 27, 2020 Gunderson becomes 3rd ENJJPT grad to lead F-22 Demo Team U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson takes over as the new F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, Jan. 21, 2020, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Gunderson, who goes by the callsign “Cabo,” will lead the 14-member demo team for both the 2020 and 2021 show seasons.
Dec. 20, 2019 GAF chief of staff returns to place where flying career began German air force Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhertz earned his wings as a graduate of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program in the late 1980s and returned Dec. 13, 2019, to visit program, graduation.
Dec. 13, 2019 Safety program IDs 159 vehicles with recalls during review The 82nd Training Wing Safety Office hosted a team from the National Safety Council’s “Check To Protect” Campaign in November, a first in the Air Force. Of the 700 vehicles scanned, 159 total safety recalls were discovered.
Dec. 6, 2019 California Airman aces 15-block AGE course at Sheppard AFB Airman Ryan D. Elmer, from Santa Rosa, California, achieved perfect scores in the 361st Training Squadron's aerospace ground equipment apprentice course during the 15 blocks of instruction that spanned 87 training days. He graduated Nov. 27, 2019.
Dec. 5, 2019 Sheppard AFB instructors provide support roles to Luke AFB fighter jets The 88th Fighter Training Squadron, which is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, provided adversary support to a mix of F-35 and F-16 squadrons assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona, during a two-week exercise in Arizona.
Dec. 3, 2019 Leadership serve Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines on Thanksgiving Leadership at Sheppard AFB served up some hot plates of mouthwatering holiday staples at the Tumbleweed Dining Facility Nov. 28, 2019. Thousands of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines as wells as family members and other guests filed through the dining facility during the annual event.