Sheppard AFB Photo Gallery

Thank you for visiting the Sheppard Air Force Base photo gallery. Since the site was established in 2007, thousands of images from training activities to support functions, family events and more have been captured and posted here. A change in the content management system has limited the number of gallery pages to 100, so guests will not be able to scroll through the pages to the very beginning of our collection. However, guests can search for images by using keywords such as names, a specific squadron, an aircraft, or event. 

Some Sheppard images and other products can also be found on our Defense Visual Information Distribution Service page.

Vietnam POW receives ring 44 years after imprisonment

The official party arrives at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas, Nov. 11 for a ceremony that would reunite a former Air Force aviator and his wife with his original wedding ring 44 years after it was confiscated by the North Vietnamese. Retired Air Force Col. James Hivner and his wife, Phyllis, make their way through Sheppard Air Force Base's honor guard assisted by 82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon, left, and Col. Kevin Schneider, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Sallinger, 82nd TRW command chief master sergeant. Colonel Hivner's ring and dog tag were confiscated by the North Vietnamese army 44 years ago when he was shot down Oct. 5, 1965. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lou Anne Sledge)

PHOTO BY:
VIRIN: 091111-F-0505S-0013.JPG
FULL SIZE: 2.13 MB
Additional Details

No camera details available.

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

Go to Gallery