Sheppard in Photos

Airman 1st Class Lillian Miller, a photojournalist from Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, prepares for a hypobaric chamber flight at Sheppard AFB, Texas, August 8, 2019. The chamber is used to let aircrew members experience hypoxia in a controlled environment. Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen to vital organs, causing inability to sustain bodily function. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeleine E. Remillard)

363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course student and his instructor piece together a munitions assembly conveyor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2019. The MAC can be assembled anywhere and is used during deployments to quickly build munitions. The MAC's speed and effectiveness is key to mission success during wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ilyana A. Escalona)

363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course students piece together a munitions assembly conveyor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2019. The MAC can be assembled anywhere and is used during deployments to quickly build munitions. The MAC's speed and effectiveness is key to mission success during wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ilyana A. Escalona)

363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course students piece together a munitions assembly conveyor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2019. The MAC can be assembled anywhere and is used during deployments to quickly build munitions. The MAC's speed and effectiveness is key to mission success during wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ilyana A. Escalona)

363rd Training Squadron munitions apprentice course students and instructor piece together a munitions assembly conveyor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2019. The MAC can be assembled anywhere and is used during deployments to quickly build munitions. The MAC's speed and effectiveness is key to mission success during wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ilyana A. Escalona)

Airmen and soldiers prepare for a hypobaric chamber flight at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 8, 2019. The chamber is used to let aircrew members experience hypoxia in a controlled environment. Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen to vital organs, causing inability to sustain bodily function. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeleine E. Remillard)

Airman 1st Class Lillian Miller, a photojournalist from Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, prepares for a hypobaric chamber flight at Sheppard AFB, Texas, August 8, 2019. The chamber is used to let aircrew members experience hypoxia in a controlled environment. Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen to vital organs, causing inability to sustain bodily function. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeleine E. Remillard)