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  • Lt. Col. Osama A. Khalil of the Egyptian air force stands in from of an MJ-1 jammer bomb loader

    Egyptian officer aces 361st TRS AGE course

    Egyptian air force Lt. Col. Osama A. Khalil recently aced the 361st Training Squadron’s aerospace ground equipment apprentice course. The training consists of 15 blocks on instruction over the course of 87 academic days.
  • 80th FTW pilots fly in formation over North Texas

    FAIPs heart and soul of ENJJPT pilot training

    First Assignment Instructor Pilots, known as a “FAIP” in the pilot community, play an important role in the pilot training business.  After completing undergraduate pilot training, a few select students go directly into pilot instructor training. 
  • Airman services F-16 landing gear

    Newest F-16 crew dawgs sharpen their skills

  • Staff Sgt. Wayne Russell takes inventory of a tool box

    Sailor-turned-Airman aces MAF consolidated course

    Staff Sgt. Wayne C. Russell, a native of Latham, New York, and a member of the 109th Airlift Wing in Schenectady, finished the 365th Training Squadron's 19-block Mobility Air Force consolidated course with perfect scores on all graded areas of the roughly five-month training program.
  • Col. Terry Koester speaks during 982nd TRG change of command

    Koester takes command of service's largest training group

    Col. Terry Koester took command of the 982nd Training Group during a ceremony July 23, 2020, at Sheppard AFB. Col. Anthony Puente, who will now serve as the 82nd Training Wing’s vice commander here, relinquished command.
  • Blue graphic with Master Sergeant stripes, and 20E7 cycle statistics

    113 Sheppard Airmen to promote to master sergeant

    The Air Force selected 113 technical sergeants assigned to Sheppard or one of its geographically separated units for promotion to master sergeant in the 20E7 promotion cycle.
  • Col. John Lofton III addresses small group at change of command

    Lofton returns to Sheppard, takes command of 82nd TRG

    Col. John C. Lofton III took command of the 82nd Training Group on July 15, 2020, during a ceremony at Sheppard. He replaced Col. Michael Donahue II, who held the position for three years.
  • Airmen learn to disassemble and inspect a missile loading adapter

    Photos: Armament training foundation of Air Force bite

    The 363rd Training Squadron is where the Air Force's armament specialists begin their careers, learning the foundations of the career field that gives the service's weapons systems their bite.
  • Sheppard NCOA instructor Tech. Sgt. Eric Partlow talks to a virtual class

    Sheppard NCOA mission doesn't falter amid global pandemic

    The Sheppard AFB NCO Academy launched its first virtual class June 15, 2020, in the face of COVID-19, and the format, although new, is flourishing.
  • Tech. Sgts. Ryan McBride, 19th Maintenance Squadron NCO in charge of metals technology, and Jason Felts, 19th Maintenance Squadron sheet metal production lead, prepare a new 3D printed hydraulic pump bracket for installation at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 4, 2020. 3D printing the bracket will make it easier for C-130J maintenance units across the Air Force to obtain the part and eliminate the need to manufacture the part themselves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)

    Metals tech training the foundation for NCO's innovative success

    Tech. Sgt. Ryan McBride, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 19th Maintenance Squadron’s metals technology shop at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, was on the right side of a success story when his idea to have a C-130J Super Hercules hydraulic pump bracket fabricated using 3D printing technology was realized. While the creation of the part did not happen in a traditional metals technology fashion, it still took a foundational knowledge to be able to envision the product from beginning to end.
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