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Constructionman recruits John Collins, left, and James May, 366th Training Squadron's Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman apprentice course students, work on an electrical pole at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. Collins and May are switching the electrical pole's insulator. When working as a team, each member must climb the pole one at a time to reduce accidents caused by tangling their harnesses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman Cody Baum, 366th Training Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance student, creates a drain at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. The students have been tasked to assemble a functioning lavatory. Baum, a Michigan native, is in block three of the course and his first duty station is Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

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Michael Berkey, an instructor at the 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course, teaches students to set a pole at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. Students must learn to operate as a team using limited tools to prepare them for the reality of working in austere combat environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Wisconsin Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeff Julius, center, threads a small pipe during a 366th Training Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance course with the assistance of Wisconsin Army National Guard Private 1st Class Sean Kostuch and Buffalo, New York-native Airman Eric Nelson. Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers attend the course but graduate at different points of training depending on the training requirements of each service. Soldiers graduate after the fourth block of training and Sailors complete their requirements after five blocks. Airmen attend the entire 12-block, 72-day course. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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Airmen from the 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course set a power line pole at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. They are currently on block two with a graduation date of Aug. 30, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Airmen from the 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course set a power line pole at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. To prevent settling, the students secure the pole with soil that is compacted using a hydraulically powered tamper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Airmen Christian Herrera, Adam McKinney and Pvt. Michael Wiley, 366th Training Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance students, work together to install a faucet with hot and cold water at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. After completing the task, the students must test the functionality of the faucet by filling the sink to the brim without any leakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

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A 366th Training Squadron's Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman recruit climbs an electrical pole at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. This is only the second day the recruits have been here on Sheppard and they are already diving straight into the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airmen from the 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course prepare to “set” a power line pole as their instructor cleans an auger used to bore the hole at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. Because the average electric pole is about 40 feet, it must be put about 6 feet in the ground to be secure. To do this, students utilize a digger derrick, a large utility truck that is used as a hoist, crane, and auger to set utility poles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Clites)

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Students from the 366th Training Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance course, watch as one of their peers utilizes a pipe threading machine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. Pipe threading machines are used in plumbing, mining, and industrial applications, and enable precise cutting and attachment of pipe fittings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

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366th Training Squadron Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman recruits train at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. Each constructionman team is switching the pole insulators. Each team will have to hand tools and the insulator to each other without dropping it as they move the insulator from one end to the other. For now, this is to add to the training of climbing, which is their primary lesson at the start of the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Water trains from a training station after Private 1st Class Nestor Irizarry, left, and Airman Jordan Hepworth, students in the 366th Training Squadron's water and fuel systems maintenance apprentice course, talk about their project to successfully install a sink and faucet at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2017. Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers attend the course but graduate at different points of training depending on the training requirements of each service. Soldiers graduate after the fourth block of training and Sailors complete their requirements after five blocks. Airmen attend the entire 12-block, 72-day course. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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366th Training Squadron's Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment Navy detachment constructionman recruits watch their classmates as they wait for their turn to climb at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25th, 2018. Just the day before this, the recruits were signing papers and inprocessing, but now, on day two, they are thrown straight into training as they have to climb all day to get familiar with their gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Sheppard in Photos

Published July 26, 2018
82nd Training Wing Public Affairs

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Water, fuels, electrical poles, only the Avatar can master all three technical training fields and bring balance to Sheppard Air Force Base, but that doesn't stop the trainees at Sheppard to master their craft too. Take a look into the 366th Training Squadron's water and fuels, electrical systems and the Seabees courses.

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