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  • 80th Flying Training Wing: Vietnam Air Force Pilot Training

    Bill Clifton, 80th Flying Training Wing historian, is spearheading a Vietnam Commemoration Project that will kick off a three-project commitment to engage the public and increase awareness of the integral role of the Vietnam era to military aviation's history with an emphasis on Sheppard Air Force

  • First U.S. female ENJJPT graduate retires

    The dreams of a young girl playing inside a makeshift cardboard airplane eventually lead the first U.S. female student to graduate from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program and then retire as an instructor.For Lt. Col. Amy Young, 80th Flying Wing T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, the idea of

  • Lieutenant climbs into aerospace from the professional gridiron

    Second Lieutenant Nick Reed steps into his future as a Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program graduate today.  For all of ENJJPT Class 15-02, it is a dream come true.  But, Reed is a young man who is talented and lucky enough to not only have had but be able to attain both of his childhood

  • Airman earns course's first ACE award

    Making a passing grade in a class is meant to be difficult, but scoring perfect on every test for the first time in the history of the class is a completely different challenge.Airman Ryan Smith, 365th Training Squadron A-10/U2 avionics graduate, received the ACE award on Dec. 4, 2014, at Sheppard,

  • Airmen disarm potential threat, earn medal for courage

    Most Airmen attend parties to unwind from a long week and have a good time, but it doesn't always work out that way.Airman 1st Class Joe Serna and Airman Pauanthony Stamps, 82nd Security Forces Squadron entry controllers, were presented Air Force Commendation Medals on Nov. 31, 2014, for acts of

  • Operation Homefront spreads holiday cheer

    The 82nd Training Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center here held a toy collection to distribute gifts to military families in the community Dec. 4, 2014.The holiday toy drive was hosted by Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization that provides assistance for U.S. troops and their families

  • Mishap to Glory: T-38 joins airport display

    For a special group of aviators and maintainers stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, leaving a legacy took on a whole new meaning this year.As construction began for the new Wichita Falls airport, the vision of an aviation display energized between city leaders, the Kickapoo Airpark Museum

  • ENJJPT grad identified in Southwest Asia crash

    Air Force officials have confirmed a Shaw Air Force Base F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot died Dec 1 in an aircraft accident in Southwest Asia while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.The pilot, Capt. William Dubois, 30, graduated from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program here in 2010 and was

  • Tool to safeguard PII to rollout December

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • Air Force computer help desk goes virtual

    The Air Force Enterprise Service Desk is going virtual, and Sheppard is stepping up to the changes as it rolls out across the Air Force, which began in late October.Previously any questions regarding unexpected errors took a considerable time in a queue, along with more than 250,000 callers each