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Combat Capability Starts Here

For 70 years, the men and women of Sheppard air force Base have ensured that America's Airmen have the skills they need to succeed in combat. Today, Sheppard's training influence reaches around the globe.

The 82nd Training Wing's 60 training detachments deliver critivcal training not just to Airmen, but to Soldiers, Sailors and Marines as well as our international partners on three continents. The 80th Flying Training Wing hosts the world's only internationally manned and managed pilot training program.

Together, Sheppard's two training wings continue to deliver global combat capability for the 21st Century.

Sheppard AFB Units

	82nd Training Wing The 82nd Training Wing produced more than 80,000 graduates in 2010 in nearly 1,000 courses.
	80th Flying Traning Wing Thirteen NATO countries participate in the unique Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at the 80th Flying Training Wing.
	Sheppard NCO Academy

Group Contact Information

Area Code (940)

82nd Mission Support Group       676-2336

82nd Medical Group                       676-2004

82nd Training Group                      676-4454

782nd Training Group                    676-2553

982nd Training Group                    676-0982

Combat Capability Starts Here

Every Air Education & Training Command base is crucial to the Air Force combat capability, but Sheppard's impact is uniquely broad. Take an everyday event at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan--the launch of an A-10 Thunderbolt combat sortie.

Every A-10 crew chief is trained at Sheppard and receives advanced training at our Field Training Detachments like the one at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. There's a good chance the pilot was trained at Sheppard by the 80th Flying Training Wing, too.

But Sheppard's connection to this combat sortie goes much deeper. We also trained:

The propulsion specialist
The officer and enlisted munitions and weapons specialist
The avionics maintenance specialist
The aircrew flight equipment specialist
The fuels specialist
The aerospace ground equipment maintenance specialist

When the Airmen return to quarters, they'll want to shower, watch some TV and maybe make a morale call. Sheppard also trained the plumbers, electricians and telecommunications specialists who make all that possible.

That's why we are proud to say "Combat Capability Starts Here!"

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