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.
Nov. 21, 2019 Faculty Development taking evolutionary steps in the classroom The 82nd Training Wing Faculty Development Flight’s Basic Instructor Course in Bldg. 920 is heading down a path, where students are able to collaborate in an evolutionary educational workspace.
Oct. 10, 2019 Largest NCOA class underway at Sheppard Largest non-commissioned officer class of 285 students begins at Sheppard, edging out Airey Class 19-2 at Tyndall AFB, Florida, by one student.
Oct. 4, 2019 3 Airmen ace instruments and flight controls apprentice course Three Airmen from the 365th Training Squadron’s instruments and flight controls apprentice course here earned the distinction of being “ace” students as they recorded perfect scores throughout their training.
Aug. 26, 2019 Med group squadrons begin new chapters after redesignation A new chapter began for two 82nd Medical Group units here Aug. 26, 2019, when the 82nd Aerospace Medicine and 82nd Medical Operation squadrons were redesignated as part of the most rapid and systemic transformation of the Air Force Medical Service in its 70-year history.
Aug. 24, 2019 Hotter'N Hell rolls through Sheppard Thousands of dedicated and determined cyclists blaze through Sheppard AFB, Aug. 24, 2019, during the 38th Annual Hotter'N Hell Hundred – the largest single-day cycling event in the nation.
Aug. 14, 2019 82nd TRW faculty development tests avatar-based counseling platform The 82nd Training Wing Faculty Development Flight is jumping on board the technology train to teach new technical training instructors an old technique in a tried-and-true, yet innovative way – simulation. Basic Instructor Course students are provided an overview of the technology they are about to
June 21, 2019 Bell assumes command of 82nd TRW The career of Col. Kenyon K. Bell came full circle June 21, 2019, as he took command of the 82nd Training Wing, the organization under which he learned his craft as an aircraft maintenance officer roughly 24 years ago.