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  • Wrenches to Wings: munitions maintainer becomes Eagle pilot

    An Airmen here is well on his way to fulfilling his dream of flying the same eagle he once turned wrenches on through assembling munitions. 2nd Lt. Kyle Wheeler, a Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program graduate, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, once prepared weapons as

  • Sheppard T-38's take on Florida F-15's

    Part of becoming a fighter pilot is learning how to fight. A C-130 Hercules loaded with gear and pilots from the 88th Fighter Training Squadron departed Sheppard in the early hours of May 12, 2014 with five T-38 Talons bound for to Jacksonville, Fla. Through the help of Dyess AFB, Texas and Atlus

  • 82 TRW command chief to hold enlisted all-calls May 29-30

    82nd Training Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Charles J. Burgess will be holding three mandatory enlisted all-calls May 29-30. The all-calls will be broken down by rank and tier. Dates, times and locations will be as follows:Junior enlisted all-callDay: ThursdayDate: May 29 Time: 1330-1430Location:

  • CGO Professional Development Program hosting Heritage Event May 22

    In a recent visit to Laughlin Air Force Base, Gen. Robin Rand, Air Education and Training Command commander called for all Airmen to remember our heritage."We are warriors, do we talk about that?" said Rand. "Do we talk about our heritage and our legacy? Do we talk about these things with our

  • ALS Class 14-5 graduates; Mudd-Smith takes home Levitow

    Airman Leadership School Class 14-5 graduated 12 Airmen here May 15 during a formal ceremony held at the Sheppard Club.The following individuals excelled in their class and were awarded for their effort during the graduation ceremony:Senior Airman Jasmine Mudd-Smith, 82nd Aerospace Medicine

  • Airman awarded quilt for deployments

    Since 2003, the Quilts of Valor Foundation has been covering service members and veterans touched by war with comforting patchwork. Master Sgt. Brian Booze, 373rd Training Squadron operations manager, was presented a quilt of valor as part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation by his family May 14,

  • 82nd SFS honors National Police Week

    The 82nd Security Forces Squadron honored their defenders and fellow civilian brethren in downtown Wichita Falls during a National Police Week ceremony May 12. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date

  • PA releases "Experience ENJJPT" episode 3; documents T-6 training

    The third installment of "Experience ENJJPT", part of a year-long video documentary series documenting undergraduate pilot training at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, was released to the public Friday, May 16, at 9 a.m.The beginning stages of flight training in the T-6 Texan

  • Sheppard Clinic Closure May 23 and May 26

    Mark your calendars! Sheppard Clinic will be closed Friday, 23 May and Monday, 26 May for the Memorial Day Holiday/Family Down Day.For emergencies call 911 or report to the nearest emergency room (threat to life, limb or eyesight)For urgent care call (940) 676-1847 to speak with the Nurse Advice

  • Boots from troops: Program provides boots for those in need

    Students at Sheppard Airmen Leadership School started a military boot donation drive to collect boots for homeless veterans December 2013--and there's no end in sight.Almost five months later, the "Boots from Troops" drive continues to be successful with the collection of more than 3,000 pairs of