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Aug. 1, 2024
Airmanship 200 course helps Airmen develop life, Airmanship skills critical to operating resiliently in contested environments

After more than two years of collaborative effort by the 82nd Training Wing and 2nd Air Force to develop a curriculum that addresses gaps in Airmen’s foundational competencies, a revamped Airmanship 200 has been officially implemented across the technical training enterprise
July 29, 2024
F-16 to F-35 conversion training critical for Reserve, Guard maintainers

As Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units replace F-16 jets with the F-35s, they need people on the ground who keep the jets in the air. F-35 instructors from the 82nd Training Wing’s 372nd Training Squadron field training detachments do conversion training for seasoned F-16 maintainers
July 22, 2024
Maintenance instructors conduct F-16 to F-35 conversion training to ensure mission readiness

As Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units replace F-16 jets with the F-35s, they need people on the ground who keep the jets in the air. F-35 instructors from the 82nd Training Wing’s 372nd Training Squadron field training detachments do conversion training for seasoned F-16 maintainers
June 25, 2024
Airman innovator patents life-saving tourniquet belt

An Airman at Sheppard Air Force Base patented a design and produced a prototype for a tourniquet belt with the help of a Spark Cell, patent lawyers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and specialists at Aircrew Flight Equipment and Training Development.
May 23, 2024
Right place, right time: Sheppard Airman helps save life

Airman 1st Class Israel Wallace, an Airman in Training assigned to the 361st Training Squadron, was coined by 82d Training Wing Command Chief Rey Schultz for administering life-saving actions to assist a woman when she began seizing during the Guardians of Freedom Air Show April 27, 2024, here.
Nov. 2, 2023
Airmanship 200 Course stresses foundational competencies like communication, resilience and accountability

A course called Fully Mission Capable Airmanship 200 was created to augment technical training by teaching additional critical life skills Airmen need to succeed. The course, which replaces the previous version of Airmanship 200, was created under the mandate that it had to be developed without
Oct. 18, 2023
Construction electricians learn to avoid electric shock, conquer fear of heights

The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Detachment at Sheppard Air Force Base instructs more than 200 Airmen, soldiers and sailors annually to meet the demand for construction electricians. As an Inter-Service Training Review Organization partner, students from all branches train together
Oct. 3, 2023
Sheppard alumni become unicorns at Navy School for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Seven alumni of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Preliminary Course at Sheppard Air Force Base have achieved “unicorn” distinguished graduate status at the Naval School for Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida as of September 2023.
Sept. 26, 2023
Lack of communication creates barriers between operations, maintenance and logistics, but workshop delivers readiness tools

Mission generation is vital for the projection of air superiority and combat readiness. However, lack of communication between operations, maintenance and logistics can create barriers to optimal performance. The 82nd Training Wing’s newly developed Mission Generation Workshop aims to increase
Sept. 15, 2023
Propulsion system rocket engine maintenance trainers enhance mission readiness for ICBM techs

The 82d Training Support Squadron Trainer Development group recently delivered propulsion system rocket engine maintenance trainers to field training detachments at F.E. Warren, Malmstrom and Minot Air Force Bases. The project repurposed $900 thousand in demilitarized intercontinental ballistic

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