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  • C-130 with rich heritage enhances training and readiness

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – This particular MC-130, which has been in combat in Vietnam, the Cold War and was even deployed to catch falling satellites, now serves as a part of the 82nd Training Wing’s Special Missions Aircraft Armament Apprentice Course and the C-130 Aerospace Maintenance

  • Most senior command chief, Johnson, speaks at SNCO induction

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Almost 34 years later, the Hampton, Virginia-native came to Sheppard AFB Aug. 24, 2018, to share some words of wisdom with a new generation of senior noncommissioned officers during an induction ceremony at the Sheppard Club. The ceremony would be the last time

  • Driggers assumes command of 80th FTW

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Col. Russell Driggers assumed command of the 80th Flying Training Wing during a ceremony at Sheppard AFB Aug. 24, 2018.

  • Sheppard in Photos

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Those who can't handle the heat leave the kitchen, those who can - become firefighters.

  • Sheppard hosts water survival emergency training

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – On Aug. 17, 2018, pilots and aircrew were required to attend Water Survival Emergency Training at Sheppard AFB, Texas. The course is meant to improve awareness and get the pilots ready in case of an emergency situation.

  • Success of AF logistics begins with Sheppard training mission

    From a big-picture standpoint, the success of logistics operations in the Air Force and the support provided for sister services begins in the schoolhouses at Sheppard Air Force Base, where a majority of enlisted and officer logistics career fields train.