Sheppard Air Force Base - 80th Flying Training Wing

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Combat Capability Starts Here

The tenant unit on Sheppard Air Force Base is the 80th Flying Training Wing. The 80 FTW hosts the world's only internationally manned and managed pilot training program. Celebrating 30 years in 2011, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program has delivered 6,100 trained combat pilots to our NATO allies.

The 80th Flying Training Wing operates the Air Force's second-busiest airfield; its 201 aircraft flew more than 56,000 sorties in 2010. The wing delivers 200 Undergraduate Pilot Training graduates annually, along with 150 graduates of Introduction to Fighter fundamentals and 80 Pilot Instructor Training graduates. 13 NATO countries participate in the unique Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program.

80th Flying Wing Mission & Vision

Mission: Provide Combat Airpower by Producing Top-Quality Combat Pilots for the NATO Alliance

Vision: To Be the World's Premier Combat Pilot Training Program.

Annual Graduates

Initial Pilot Training	200
Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals	150
Pilot Instructor Training	80

The 80 FTW flies 56,000 sorties a year, making Sheppard the second-busiest airfield in the USAF.

80th Flying Training Wing Leadership

Col. Dieter E. Bareihs
Commander

Col. George T. Menker
Col. Steven A. Vlasak
Vice Commander

CMSgt Phillip R.
Jelks-Browning
Command Chief

80th Flying Wing

80th Operations Group
The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program is the world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for NATO.

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80th Flying Training Wing Facts

13 NATO Nations participate in the program

Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Italy
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

80th Flying Training Wing Aircraft

T-38C Talon T-6A Texan II