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363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course students load training bombs at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are practicing cross-loading, which is transferring bombs from one rack to another, in events where one rack may have a flat tire or any other malfunction that prohibits ammo troops from transferring ordnance properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course students load training bombs at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are practicing cross-loading, which is transferring bombs from one rack to another. Getting students used to being around bombs and the delicacy it takes to handle them is one of the priorities during training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course students load training bombs at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are practicing cross-loading, which is transferring bombs from one rack to another, in the event where one rack may have a flat tire or any other malfunction that prohibits ammo troops from transferring ordnance properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman Michael Ayitiah, left, 362nd Training Squadron KC-135 crew chief apprentice course student, reads instructions to his wingman Airman Jacob Blann as they work on a KC-135 Stratolifter at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 13, 2018. The students are servicing the hydraulics on the aircraft's main landing gear. The hydraulic fluid allows the landing gear to absorb the impact of a landing, otherwise the giant aircraft would have a rough landing with a stiff landign gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman Jacob Blann, sitting, and Airman Isaiah Herring, 362nd Training Squadron KC-135 crew chief apprentice course students, service a KC-135 Stratolifter at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 13, 2018. The students are servicing the main landing gear so the springs and hydraulic fluid will allow the plane a smoother landing. If not done often, the landing gear will grow stiff, endangering the pilots and crew members when the aircraft attempts to land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Tech. Sgt. Brandon Garcia, left, 362nd Training Squadron KC-135 crew chief apprentice course instructor, watches students Airman Jacob Blann, left, and Airman Michael Aytiah, as they service a KC-135 Stratolifter at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 13, 2018. Ayitiah reads the instructions to Blann as he services the main landing gear with hydraulic fluid and air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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365th Training Squadron electronic warfare apprentice course students go over an inventory checklist before they start work at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are on block one of their training, so knowing all the tools they will be working with is a priority before getting into the in-depth avionics processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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365th Training Squadron electronic warfare apprentice course students go over an inventory checklist before they start work at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are currently on block one, so even before working on the plane, they will have to learn to be proficient with the tools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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365th Training Squadron electronic warfare apprentice course students go over an inventory checklist before they start work at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are on block one of their training, so knowing all the tools they will be working with is a priority before getting into the in-depth avionics processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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365th Training Squadron electronic warfare apprentice course students go over an inventory checklist before they start work at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are checking each tool for an engraving to make sure they are the same tools as on the list. If an Airman who has lost a tool or noticed one has been missing, there will be more severe consequences though if it is not reported right away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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365th Training Squadron electronic warfare apprentice course students go over an inventory checklist before they start work at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. The students are currently on block one, so even before working on the plane, they will have to learn to be proficient with the tools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Airman David Cochennic, 365th Training Squadron fighter avionics apprentice course student, turns on an F-16 test station at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2018. This machine is used to test malfunctioning avionics equipment and or update older systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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Sheppard in Photos

Published Dec. 13, 2018
82nd Training Wing Public Affairs

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- From the internal systems, to maintaining the aircraft, to arming them. See avionics, crew chiefs and munitions Airmen in training learn their craft.

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