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  • 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. 
  • Haas addresses in-person, virtual audience during change of command ceremony

    Haas assumes command of 80th FTW

    Col. Robert F. Haas Jr. assumed command of the 80th Flying Training Wing on June 19, 2020 during a change of command ceremony.
  • Glenn Barham, President of the Sheppard Military Affairs Committee, and his wife Mary Lynne pose for a photo at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2020. They were the most recent inductees to the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Program's Hall of Fame. Their support towards the 80th Flying Training Wing includes, organizing support for air shows, steering committee dinners, securing state funding and much more. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Megan Morrissey)

    Barhams become newest ENJJPT Hall of Fame inductees

    Glenn and Mary Lynne Barham was inducted into the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program Hall of Fame here June 15, 2020, adding to the list of area residents who have gone above and beyond to support the multi-national program.
  • Members of the United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, observe the Spirit of Texoma flyover, May 1, 2020. The flyover was a way for Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to show gratitude towards the COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers in the local community. The flyover consisted of a 4-ship T-38 Talon formation and a 4-ship T-6 Texan II formation, with a T-38 and T-6 chase plane behind them for photo and video. (U. S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. McIlrath)

    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 Lawton and Frederick in Oklahoma.
  • 80th FTW institutes pod system for training

    Pod system helps 80th FTW reduce risk of contracting, spreading COVID-19

    The 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program has stepped up their operational game plan to keep personnel healthy while continuing its mission by operating within small units of individuals, or pods, as another measure to combat the spread of COVID-19 and limit potential exposure to the small groups instead of an entire class.
  • T-6A Texan II training mission

    'Guinea pig' class conquers innovation, COVID-19 en route to graduation

    Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program Class 20-04 has endured unique circumstances during their trek to earn their pilot wings, which began Feb. 26, 2019. Perhaps no other class in the nearly 40-year history of the 80th Flying Training Wing program has faced the traditional trials while also navigating the unknowns of game-changing innovation as well as a global pandemic.
  • ENJJPT implements COVID-19 procedures

    ENJJPT implements increased protective measures to keep training

    The threat of the spread of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has added another challenging layer to the training regimen for student and instructor pilots of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. Those in ENJJPT are  hard at work developing new procedures to keep personnel healthy while continuing its mission of creating combat pilots for the alliance.
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    Officials confirm Sheppard's first positive COVID-19 case

    Public Health officials here notified Sheppard AFB leadership of the installation’s first confirmed case of Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The first case is travel related and involves a member of the 80th Flying Training Wing, home to the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program.
  • Blue Graphic with officer ranks across it

    Board selects 20 Sheppard Line of the Air Force captains for promotion

    The 2019E Line of the Air Force selection board selected 20 captains at Sheppard AFB for promotion to major.
  • AETC Command Team visits Sheppard AFB

    AETC command team experiences Sheppard, where combat capability begins

    Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and AETC Command Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel experienced one of the Air Force's most diverse and unique training bases when they visited Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 19-20, 2020.
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