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Airman Micah Breyley, left, and Airman Samuel Noel, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course students, review a technical order while checking a flightline ground power unit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. Breyley and Noel have one day of training left before graduating the aircraft fundamentals course. After completing follow on training, both will be stationed at Luke AFB, Ariz., where they will be F-35 crew chiefs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Airman 1st Class Oscar Camargo, front and Airman Andrew Soto, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course students, prepare an electrical cable that will be used to power aircraft at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. Camargo and Soto graduated July 12, 2018; after graduation they will attend follow-on training at Eglin AFB, Fla., where they will learn specifically about the F-35; an advanced fighter jet worth nearly 100 million dollars, each. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Airman 1st Class Megan Lundin, front, and Airman Basic Damon Wilkie, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course students, practice starting a flightline generator at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. The generator they are operating provides enough electricity and air to run an aircraft’s pressurization systems and air conditioning compressors while starting an aircraft’s jet engine, or servicing it. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Airman 1st Class Christian Steinbessier, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course student, works on an Allison T56 turbine exhaust module at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. Steinbessier and his class are working to take apart the exhaust module to get a closer look at how an exhaust works. He and his team will then have to reassemble and then the cycle continues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman Mathew Thgeson, left, and Airman Ryan Hull, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course students, inspect an aircraft ground equipment generator at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018.This unit is used to maintain and operate numerous aircraft, including the C-130 cargo turboprop, C-17 transport jets, C-5 heavy-lift transports, B-1B jet bombers, B-2 stealth bombers, F-22 advanced tactical jet fighters, F-35 joint strike fighters, A-10 ground-support jets, KC-135 mid-air refuelers, and B-52 bombers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Airman 1st Class Joshua Braun, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course student, works on an Allison T56 turbine exhaust module at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. Braun and his classmates are performing tear-down and build-up exercises as they learn the ins and outs of the tubine exhaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman Samuel Noel, left, and Airman Micah Breyley, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course students, run through a checklist before starting a ground power unit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. This generator is powered by a turbine engine and is capable of running at temperatures ranging from minus-40 to 125 degrees Fahrenheit, at altitudes up to 8,000 feet using anything from diesel to jet fuel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Staff Sgt. Devin Adair, above, and Airman Kaleb Norman, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course students, work on a turbine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. Adair and Norman are installing a gearbox into the turbine. The gearbox is an external, but essential part to the turbine's engine. The gearbox drives the turbine and without it the turbine is unfunctional. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman 1st Class Megan Lundin, front, and Airman Damon Wilkie, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course students, practice starting a flightline generator at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. The generator they are operating provides enough electricity and air to run an aircraft's pressurizations systems and air conditioning compressors while starting an aircraft's jet engine, or servicing it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Mr. Richard Hendron, 362nd Training Squadron aircraft fundamentals course instructor watches as his students start an aircraft ground generator at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2018. Because the flight line is dangerous; not only must Hendron teach future crewc heifs the fundamentals of aircraft maintenance, he must ensure their safety while doing so. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Sheppard in Photos

Published July 12, 2018
82nd Training Wing Public Affairs

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – This week's Sheppard in Photos dive into the world of aerospace propulsion and aircraft fundamentals as they power up aircraft and learn the ins and outs of jet turbines.

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