20 Sep 2021

Sheppard honors POWs, MIAs with retreat ceremony, 24-hour run

Sheppard Air Force Base hosts the annual POW/MIA Retreat Ceremony Sept. 17, 2021.

16 Sep 2021

Birdwell-Clark Ranch hosts 16th Annual Clay County Dove Salute

Emry Birdwell and Deborah Clark, owners of Birdwell-Clark Ranch east of Henrietta, Texas, hosted Airmen from Sheppard Air Force Base for the 16th Annual Clay County Dove Salute.

15 Sep 2021

Sheppard remembers events, lives lost on 9/11

Sheppard Air Force Base remembered the events of 9/11 and the lives lost on that day during a 9/11 20th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony and Stair Climb Challenge on Sept. 10, 2021.

8 Sep 2021

Former wing commanders share perspectives of 9/11 for 20th Anniversary

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, the commanders of the 82nd Training Wing and 80th Flying Training Wing returned to Sheppard for a special video project. Retired Maj. Gen. Michael Collings, 82nd TRW commander from July 2001 to February 2002, and retired Lt. Gen. Ralph Jodice II, 80th FTW commander from July 2001 to August 2003, shared their memories and experiences of the day that shook and united a country.

7 Sep 2021

Sheppard detachment repurposes condemned F-35 aircraft for training aids

Airmen here are currently involved in transforming a condemned F-35A Lightning II into sectional training aids for use during instruction of F-35 maintainers.

31 Aug 2021

Cyber career field looks to develop agile, all-in-one Airmen

A meeting of Headquarters Air Force and Major Command functional managers of the cyberspace support career field wrapped up weeklong discussions Aug. 27, 2021, with one goal in mind – develop an adaptable and agile communications and cyber career field to meet Air Force requirements at the speed of need.

27 Aug 2021

New 2nd AF commander ready to train, develop, lead Airmen of tomorrow

The 2nd Air Force’s newest commander, Maj. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson, completed her first official visit to the largest technical training wing in the Air Force, Aug. 25, 2021, giving her an opportunity to witness real-time training and observe the newest technology used to train today’s Airmen for tomorrow’s Air Force.

19 Aug 2021

368th TRS hosts ground trans summit, competitive rodeo at Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood’s Air Force 368th Training Squadron hosted a ground transportation summit and competitive rodeo event this week to discuss the future of their specialty, find and resolve issues, discuss best practices, and “put faces to names.”

5 Aug 2021

Drew ups HPCON to Bravo as local cases increase

Brig. Gen. Lyle Drew, 82nd Training Wing commander, bumped up the installation’s Health Protection Condition on August 5, 2021, from Alpha to Bravo as confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in surrounding communities.

29 Jul 2021

DOD makes mask wear mandatory indoors

Per new Defense Department guidance, mask wear indoors is mandatory effective immediately in areas considered to be in the "High" transmission category according to Centers of Disease Control & Prevention guidelines. This includes Wichita County.