May 1, 2020 Sheppard salutes area COVID-19 frontline fighters with Spirit Over Texoma Ten aircraft from Sheppard AFB took off at about 4 p.m. May 1, 2020, to pay tribute to those engaged in this fight with flyovers in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma as part of Spirit Over Texoma. Areas included Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Electra and Iowa Park, Texas, as well as a flyovers in
Dec. 5, 2019 88th FTS instructors provide support roles to Luke AFB fighter jets The 88th Fighter Training Squadron, which is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, provided adversary support to a mix of F-35 and F-16 squadrons assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona, during a two-week exercise in Arizona.
Feb. 7, 2019 Pilot training moving at the speed of innovation The implementation of virtual and augmented realities by the 80th Flying Training Wing is creating a portfolio of tools that allows instructor and student pilots alike to enhance the learning experience within the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, the world’s only internationally manned
May 18, 2018 Sheppard in Photos SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – This week's Sheppard in Photos takes a look at technical training, physical fitness, aircraft maintenance at the 80th Flying Training Wing and more.
March 14, 2018 AF, NATO works to address pilot shortage Pilot shortages, syllabus changes among topics discussed during the 75th meeting of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program Steering Committee at Sheppard Air Force Base that wrapped up March 9, 2018.