The 82nd Mission Support Group provides security, personnel support, food services, communications, contracting services, logistics, supplies, vehicle maintenance, housing, lodging, facility maintenance and emergency services for Sheppard's two wings and 17 tenants composed of more than 5,900 military, civilian and contractor personnel, 81,900 joint trainees annually and 9,200 dependents and retirees.

Mission: Support, serve and sustain Team Sheppard at home and abroad

Facts:
- Supports two wings and 20,000 people 
- Permanent party personnel totals 2,000
- $3.2 billion in assets 2,317 facilities and four runways on 5,736 acres

The 82nd Medical Group provides comprehensive health services for 20,000 beneficiaries for the Sheppard military community and surrounding referral areas. The group maintains a large component of personnel ready to mobilize in support of any contingency worldwide. Additionally, the 82nd Medical Group provides aerospace and physiology services for the NATO alliance and Department of Defense instructors and their families in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. The 82nd Medical Group follows its guiding principles: delight the customer, communication, compassion and creativity during its daily operations.

Mission: Deliver quality health care and warrior medics for global engagement

Facts:
- Provides medical support for two wings
- 20,000 beneficiaries served
- Permanent party personnel totals 549
- $26 million annual budget

Goals:
Assure a deployment ready force
Assure an effective disaster response capability
Assure safe, quality, customer-focused, best-value healthcare
Enhance staff morale & promote fitness
Provide trained, competent medics
Build a healthy community through preventive health strategies

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