18 Jun 2020

OSS controller earns prestigious aviation safety award

A quick decision by David Bowles, an 80th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control civilian, prevented a potential mid-air collision of two Air Force aircraft on Aug. 1, 2019, becoming the first controller in Sheppard AFB history to earn the Lt. Gen. Gordon A. Blake Aircraft Assist Award for aviation safety.

9 Nov 2018

Sheppard in Photos

This week's Sheppard in Photos highlights part of the 361st Training Squadron's aircrew flight equipment course as well as those functions in action at the 80th Flying Training Wing's Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program. A formation inspection by the 362nd Training Squadron is also highlighted.

15 Jun 2018

Fostering unity leads to PACE award for Turner

Lt. Col. Jason Turner, 80th OSS commander, said leadership at the flight level was outstanding and very much engaged with getting the mission accomplished when he arrived here in 2016. But as with any machine, a little fine tuning has to take place to make sure it runs smoothly. The changes made under Turners leadership led the roughly 19-year Air Force veteran to be named a recipient of the 2017 Profession at Arms Center of Excellence and Air University Leadership Institute Leadership Impact Award.

10 Jan 2018

Sheppard has busiest joint-use airfield in AF

The airfield at Sheppard Air Force Base has supplanted the airfield at Eglin AFB, Florida, as the busiest joint-use airfield in the Air Force.