Activation ceremony heralds new chapter in trainer aircraft maintenance story

A trainer aircraft maintenance training center that will serve the needs of Air Education and Training Command for decades to come will be activated during a ceremony at 10:15 a.m., Oct. 29, in Hangar 62 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Triumph over tragedy: Estes shares life-changing story with Sheppard

Jared Estes, a burn survivor resilience trainer, lost his wife of six months and endured burns that consumed 50% of his body during a fiery crash on March 6, 2005. He now shares his story of triumph over tragedy and encourages people to "fire back" when life's challenges might have them down.

Sheppard student soars through avionics course, earns ACE award

Airman 1st Class Angelica Julie Aquino, a 365th Training Squadron graduate earned the ACE award for achieving a 100 percent average throughout the 75-academic day, nine-block course.

Doolittle Jr. strives to make own mark in Air Force

Airman 1st Class John Taylor Doolittle Jr., a distant relative of the Air Force legend, graduated Sept. 3, 2020 from the 362nd Training Squadron’s F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief apprentice course here. He is looking to make his own mark in military service as an aircraft maintainer, much like the

Egyptian air force officer aces technical training course

Egyptian air force Lt. Col. Osama A. Khalil recently aced the 361st Training Squadron’s aerospace ground equipment apprentice course. The training consists of 15 blocks on instruction over the course of 87 academic days.

Photos: Newest F-16 crew dawgs sharpen their skills

Sailor-turned-Airman aces MAF consolidated course

Staff Sgt. Wayne C. Russell, a native of Latham, New York, and a member of the 109th Airlift Wing in Schenectady, finished the 365th Training Squadron's 19-block Mobility Air Force consolidated course with perfect scores on all graded areas of the roughly five-month training program.

Photos: Armament training foundation of Air Force bite

The 363rd Training Squadron is where the Air Force's armament specialists begin their careers, learning the foundations of the career field that gives the service's weapons systems their bite.

Sheppard NCOA mission doesn't falter amid global pandemic

The Sheppard AFB NCO Academy launched its first virtual class June 15, 2020, in the face of COVID-19, and the format, although new, is flourishing.

Metals tech training the foundation for NCO's innovative success

Tech. Sgt. Ryan McBride, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 19th Maintenance Squadron’s metals technology shop at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, was on the right side of a success story when his idea to have a C-130J Super Hercules hydraulic pump bracket fabricated using 3D printing technology