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Oct. 23, 2020
AC-130W Stinger II adds modern relevance to technical training

A new aircraft arrived here Oct. 19, 2020, that will provide some much-needed firepower and an advanced training platform for armament and crew chief Airmen in Training in the near future. The AC-130W Stinger II from Cannon AFB, New Mexico, will serve as a new ground instructional trainer for ammo
Oct. 6, 2020
82nd TRW leadership team visits new Sheppard training asset

Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, 82nd Training Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, visited their new teammates Sept. 28-30 in the 381st Training Group at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to check out the group’s mission.
Oct. 5, 2020
AETC senior leaders visit new Sheppard unit

Air Education and Training Command Commander Lt. Gen. Brad Webb and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, AETC command chief, visited the command’s and Sheppard Air Force Base’s newest training asset Sept. 29, 2020 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
July 1, 2020
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
June 3, 2020
Sheppard Airmen ACEs E&E course

An Airman from the 364th Training Squadron said he loves a challenge, so he went and challenged himself to perfect one of the challenging courses we have here on Sheppard. Spoiler alert – he won.
May 1, 2020
Sheppard salutes area COVID-19 frontline fighters with Spirit Over Texoma

Ten aircraft from Sheppard AFB took off at about 4 p.m. May 1, 2020, to pay tribute to those engaged in this fight with flyovers in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma as part of Spirit Over Texoma. Areas included Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Electra and Iowa Park, Texas, as well as a flyovers in
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. 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
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.