Feb. 13, 2020 Hennessy Award Evaluation of Sheppard, Feb. 7 On Feb. 7, the Hennessy Awards committee evaluated Sheppard’s dining facilities and operations for the chance to win the coveted culinary trophy
Feb. 12, 2020 2020 to be pivotal year in transformation of maintenance, logistics training As the Air Force continues to evolve to meet the challenges of a constantly evolving, Information Age global security environment, the 82nd Training Wing is working to transform maintenance and logistics technical training to deliver the Airmen who will form the heart of that future force.
Feb. 6, 2020 Snow blankets Sheppard, North Texas A winter weather event moved across much of North Texas Feb. 5, 2020, dropping several inches of snow. While not the 7-9 inches forecast, the accumulation was enough for Sheppard AFB leadership to suspend training Feb. 5 and parts of Feb. 6.
Feb. 4, 2020 Logistics officer course tests new thesis-style capstone event The 363rd Training Squadron's Maintenance Officer Intermediate Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, which hosts aircraft maintenance and munitions officers, is upping its game by transforming and experimenting with how experienced logisticians are trained on complex logistics principles as well
Jan. 28, 2020 Washington State Native ACEs technical training with 100 percent scores The first ACE award for his instructor and another great example for Sheppard to show the world that excellence does run in the blood of our Airmen. Our Airmen are excellent, but not every excellent Airman receives an ACE award, to go above and beyond excellent and ACE the technical training course
Jan. 22, 2020 Gunderson becomes 3rd ENJJPT grad to lead F-22 Demo Team U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson takes over as the new F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, Jan. 21, 2020, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Gunderson, who goes by the callsign “Cabo,” will lead the 14-member demo team for both the 2020 and 2021 show seasons.
Jan. 17, 2020 La Grange, N.C., native ACEs avionics course Airman Jacob Sager, 365th Training Squadron avionics systems apprentice course graduate, scored 100 percent scores on all his performance checks and tests during his 94 day (794 hours) of technical training and earned the ACE award. An impressive feat for anyone who has seen the training books.
Jan. 7, 2020 Wichita Falls community launches 2020 Census The 2020 Census Launch event in downtown Wichita Falls kicked off on Jan. 7, 2020, on the front steps of Memorial Auditorium. Sheppard AFB leadership joined Mayor Stephen Santellana, the Wichita Falls City Council and area community leaders.
Dec. 20, 2019 President nominates Bell, Driggers for first star President Donald J. Trump nominated Col. Kenyon K. Bell, 82nd Training Wing commander, and Col. Russell D. Driggers, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, on Dec. 20, 2019, for appointment to brigadier general.
Dec. 19, 2019 GAF chief of staff returns to place where flying career began German air force Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhertz earned his wings as a graduate of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program in the late 1980s and returned Dec. 13, 2019, to visit program, graduation.