March 1, 2018 Forced change: Missile maintenance training undergoing historic transformation Initial qualification training for missile maintainers has undergone a forced transformation to address a delay in training that was discovered as a result of a 2014 review by the Air Force.
Feb. 28, 2018 373rd TRS Det. 21 producing high-quality missile maintainers About a year after a Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, field training detachment began missile maintenance training at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, instructors are seeing more mission-ready Airmen head to the field.
Feb. 20, 2018 Sheppard honors Williams, Iwo Jima Vets “When you go home, tell them of us, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.” -Patrick K. O’Donnell, Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II’s Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat.
Feb. 14, 2018 New module makes medical clearance process easier A new module in myIMR will make the medical clearance process for Airmen easier as the process is now initiated online and, in some cases, negate the need for them to see a physician.
Feb. 7, 2018 365th TRS revamps avionics fundamentals course The 365th Training Squadron improved its avionics fundamentals course by taking common tasks such as safety, wiring and tool usage learned in other avionics courses and incorporating them into the introductory class.
Jan. 30, 2018 Sheppard honors annual award winners The 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, honored annual award winners and nominees during a banquet Jan. 26, 2018, at the Sheppard Club.
Jan. 19, 2018 2nd AF commander Leahy hosts virtual environment summit at Sheppard Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, 2nd Air Force commander, hosts augmented, virtual reality summit at Sheppard Air Force Base Jan. 17-18, 2018.
Jan. 12, 2018 Sheppard ITU, 365th TRS helping create virtual environment A Cambridge, Massachusetts-based technology company Charles River Analytics, with the help of the 365th TRS and Sheppard’s Instructional Technology Unit, is in the process of developing an F-15E Strike Eagle game-based virtual environment trainer that will enhance training, making it more efficient
Jan. 10, 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.
Dec. 13, 2017 The big picture: Pilot mentors armament students 363rd Training Squadron brings in combat pilots to talk to armament apprentice student Airmen about how their career field fits into the overall mission picture.