Feb. 7, 2019 Pilot training moving at the speed of innovation The implementation of virtual and augmented realities by the 80th Flying Training Wing is creating a portfolio of tools that allows instructor and student pilots alike to enhance the learning experience within the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, the world’s only internationally manned
Feb. 4, 2019 Gudgel: Industrial Age way of teaching giving way to innovation Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, AETC command chief master sergeant, said Jan. 31, 2018, during a three-day visit to North Texas that Sheppard AFB is leading the charge on challenging the status quo, training Airmen in a different and meaningful way, and employs equipment and innovation in a way
May 10, 2018 Undergraduate Pilot Training; there’s an app for that The 80th Flying Training Wing entered this year’s Air Education and Training Command Innovation Challenge after successfully creating an app to make more than 1,500 pages of necessary documents available to its pilots via handheld device.
April 17, 2018 AETC, Sheppard collaborate on Continuum of Learning Headquarters Air Education and Training Command Force Development expert Masoud Rasti visited Sheppard Air Force Base April 17, 2018, to help leaders understand implementation of the Air Force’s newest training paradigm, the Continuum of Learning. The CoL was introduced in March 2017 and changes
March 14, 2018 AF, NATO works to address pilot shortage Pilot shortages, syllabus changes among topics discussed during the 75th meeting of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program Steering Committee at Sheppard Air Force Base that wrapped up March 9, 2018.
March 2, 2018 Pilot Training Next lands at Sheppard With technology constantly advancing, the U.S. Air Force is breaking barriers other than the sound barrier with the way it trains pilots.
Dec. 22, 2017 ENJJPT leading the way in new Pilot Training Next program When Air Education and Training Command’s newest pilot training program takes to the skies in early 2018 in Central Texas, the fingerprints of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program will be all over it.
Dec. 13, 2017 The big picture: Pilot mentors armament students 363rd Training Squadron brings in combat pilots to talk to armament apprentice student Airmen about how their career field fits into the overall mission picture.
Sept. 30, 2016 German Air Force honors 50th anniversary at Sheppard The inspekteur der luftwaffe, equivalent to the chief of staff of the German Air Force, marked the 50th anniversary of German pilot training here during a special roll call Sept. 23, 2016.