Sheppard in Photos

Airmen Christian Hainer and John Karnauk, 362nd Training Squadron F-22 crew chief course students, receive guidance from instructor Greg Crase at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 2, 2018. The Airmen are learning to remove and install the in-frame mounted nozzle section, which is a protective device used to keep the nozzle section cool. Crase, an Air Force veteran and long-time instructor here at Sheppard, said he likes to refer to crew chiefs as “every pilot’s hero.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

Airman 1st Class Jirus Thomas and Airman Marcos Villatoro, 362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course students, work on aircraft parts at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2018. The students are working on the F-15's arresting hood damper, which prevents the emergency landing gear from bouncing back up and damaging the aircraft when it is deployed. During each inspection the arresting hood damper is one of the mo0re crucial items to check, seeing that without this piece emergency landings will be more reckless and dangerous. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Airman Brandon Stevens, 365th Training Squadron A-10 fighter avionics course student, receives guidance from instructor Staff Sgt. Bobby Campbell as he performs a safe-for-maintenance check at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 2, 2018. A safe- for-maintenance check is an inspection performed to ensure all safety pins are in place and the power is functioning properly before the official inspection of the aircraft can occur. Stevens said this was his first time sitting in the flight deck and he enjoyed seeing how complex all the controls are. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course students attach a fuel tank to one of the training jets at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2018. These tanks add 12,000 pounds of gas to the jet's 13,850 pounds of internal fuel. Although the wait may seem to be a hindrance, it does little to affect the F-15 Eagle's performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Airman 1st Class Flavio Macedo, 362nd Training Squadron F-16 crew chief course student, disconnects and repositions a nitrogen cart at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 2, 2018. The task is to service the main landing gear shock strut so the springs in the aircraft can absorb the intense shocks from landing. Macedo, a Portugal native, graduates Aug. 28, 2018 and will begin his career as a crew chief at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

Staff Sgt. Mohammed Al-Hawsawi, left, and Airman Adam Solomon, 362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course students, work on leveling out a loader at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2018. The students must carefully level the loader before they remove a fuel tank. If just the slightest miscalculation they could end up dropping one of the jet's fuel tanks which could end in disaster whether the tank be full or empty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Senior Airman Brad Barlett and Airman 1st Class John Slavens, 362nd Training Squadron F-16 crew chief course students, service the main landing gear shock strut so the springs in the aircraft can absorb the intense shocks from landing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 2, 2018. Before joining the Air Force, Barlett served in the Army and Slavens served in the Marine Corps, both as infantrymen. The Airmen have both had positive experiences in their Air Force careers thus far and will continue their careers as crew chiefs at Shaw AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)

Airman Chris Hilton, front, and Airman 1st Class Dominik Roeglin, 362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course students, work on opening an F-15 Fighting Falcon's nose at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2018. The nose is a hollow ceramic cover that hides and protects the aircraft's radar system. The students must loosen a series of bolts inside each of those open panels and only then can the nose open. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Airman Chris Hilton, left, and Airman 1st Class Dominik Roeglin, right, 362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course students, open an F-15 Fighting Falcon's nose at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2018. The radar used in the F-15s at Sheppard are an A model, older models that are static, non-moving pieces. There are still some F-15s in service that use these A model radars, but are slowly being replaced by the more fancier rotating radars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

Airman 1st Class Marcos Dominik, 362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course student, puts a hood on an F-15 Eagle's radar at Sheppard Air Force base, Texas, August 1, 2018. The crew chiefs are responsible to inspect the radar and test it, but aircraft avionics are the ones allowed to work on it and or repair it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)