362nd TRS Crew Chief Training

362nd Training Squadron F-16 crew chief apprentice course students watch a psi gauge at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 9, 2019. The students are watching the gauge as their wingman pumps manually. Once the gauge tops off they will signal to their wingman to stop, the students will then take turns as this is one of their tasks during their training at Sheppard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

362nd TRS Crew Chief Training

Airman Terrell Mitchell, 362nd Training Wing MQ-9 crew chief apprentice course student, checks a wing pin panel on an MQ-9 Reaper at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 9, 2019. Mitchell is performing a security check, which are performed before and after every flight to make sure every part is in place so the Reaper Drone can complete it's job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

362nd TRS Crew Chief Training

Airman 1st Class Obed Castro, 362nd Training Squadron MQ-9 crew chief apprentice course student, inspects an MQ-9 Reaper's nose landing gear at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 9, 2019. Castro is performing a combined basic pre-flight and post-flight inspection. It is important for Airmen to be extremely meticulous when performing inspections so to prevent accidents and damage to the aircraft. A detail-oriented eye is trained through patience and repetition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

362nd TRS Crew Chief Training

Airman 1st Class Giovanny Macias, left, and Airman 1st Class Laura Riggs, 362nd Training Squadron MQ-9 crew chief apprentice course students, study at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 9, 2019. Macias and Riggs are studying for their last block test on Sept. 13, 2019. The students are happy that they finished the seven block course and are excited to move on from the training side of Sheppard into the operational Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

82nd Medical Support Squadron X-Ray

Brook Hutson, 82nd Medical Support Squadron registered diagnostic medical sonographer, gets her hand x-rayed by Staff Sgt. Morgan Burkett, diagnostic imaging Phase II student, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 12, 2019. Burkett is here at Sheppard for her clinical training upgrade which will upgrade her to a three level. Diagnostic imaging students start their training at Fort Sam Houston, TX, and will be sent to other bases (i.e. Sheppard) and will complete their training there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

82nd Medical Support Squadron X-Ray

Brook Hutson, 82nd Medical Support Squadron registered diagnostic medical sonographer, gets her hand x-rayed by Staff Sgt. Morgan Burkett, diagnostic imaging Phase II student, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 12, 2019. Diagnostic imaging students start their training at Fort Sam Houston, TX, and will be sent to other bases (i.e. Sheppard) and will complete their training there. Sheppard receives around five students every ten months. The students work in the lab during the day and have class in the afternoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

82nd Medical Support Squadron X-Ray

From left, Staff Sgt. Morgan Burkett, diagnostic imaging Phase II student, Brook Hutson, 82nd Medical Support Squadron registered diagnostic medical sonographer, and Airman Koby Bailey, 82nd MDSS radiology technologist (r), perform a hand x-ray at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 12, 2019. Burkett is a phase II student who has just arrived from Fort Sam Houston, TX, which is where diagnostic imaging Airmen start their training. Bailey and Hutson are instructors that help with her clinical training which will upgrade Burkett to a three level. Burkett works in the clinic during the day and, along with her other phase II classmates training here, goes to class in the afternoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Sheppard in Photos

Published Sept. 13, 2019
82nd Training Wing Public Affairs

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

This week see the inner workings of aircraft, the students who work on those aircraft and... a hand? Enjoy Sheppard in Photos!