May 13, 2025 Sheppard AFB Conducts Successful Emergency Landing Exercise on Taxiway Delta A T-6 Texan II aircraft successfully landed on Taxiway Delta on Monday, May 5, demonstrating that the taxiway can be used for emergency landings when the center runway is unavailable.
May 8, 2025 Competency Mapping Streamlines Air Force Pilot Training, Boosts Readiness The 19th Air Force is streamlining pilot training through competency mapping, a data-driven approach to optimize the pilot training pipeline.
April 21, 2025 Sheppard NCOA, ALS completes historic Enlisted Professional Military Education integration to reinforce standards, readiness The Sheppard Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership School set a precedent by merging portions of their Enlisted Professional Military Education curriculum, during its most recent iteration from Feb. 4 - March 27.
April 14, 2025 AETC Commander Launches Immersive Learning Challenge to Airmen; Proposals Due May 15 The Commander's Challenge calls upon AETC units to develop innovative proposals that leverage immersive learning technology, like Dreamscape Learn, to transform their training programs. Submissions are due via email to AETC.ELE.Workflow@us.af.mil NLT 15 May 2025.
April 9, 2025 80th Flying Training Wing engages in pilot training exchange with Finnish Air Force Academy U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Shulman, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, visited the Finnish Air Force Academy March 24-25 to discuss pilot training methods, syllabus design and best practices for producing combat-ready aviators.
March 25, 2025 ENJJPT Steering Committee meets to shape future of multinational pilot training Senior leaders from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program convened this week for Steering Committee 89, reaffirming their commitment to advancing the world’s only fully integrated multinational pilot training program.
March 6, 2025 Sheppard Hosts Annual National Prayer Breakfast On Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB) hosted its annual National Prayer Breakfast, bringing Airmen, leaders, and community members together for a morning of reflection and spiritual growth.
Feb. 13, 2025 Airmen enhance strategic thinking with Kingfish Agile Combat Employment game Airmen in Training from the 362nd Training Squadron embraced a new and innovative way to develop their strategic thinking skills through a board game called Kingfish Agile Combat Employment.The Kingfish ACE game incorporates real-world considerations such as logistics, resource allocation and
Feb. 5, 2025 Hero next door: German instructor pilot saves baby's life Quick thinking and decisive action are hallmarks of military pilots. That training doesn’t just stay in the aircraft—it can carry over to everyday life.
Dec. 19, 2024 Chaplain Corps: Warrior Ethos readiness workshop The 82nd Training Wing Chaplain Corps collaborated with other bases and joint partners Dec. 11, 2024, for a Warrior Ethos workshop to strengthen interoperability and ensure Chaplain Corps readiness.