Sheppard Air Force Base (Official)

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A 9/11 remembrance ceremony took place on Sheppard Sept. 11, 2014. The event saw the reading of those who perished that day and a 24 hour flag vigil. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson)

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Tops in Blue performed at the Memorial Auditorium in Wichita Falls, Texas Aug. 28. 2014. The unit primarily performs for military personnel and their families, but has also been known to perform for the civilian population as well. The group performed music and entertainment stemming from a variety of popular culture with an Air Force twist. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson) 

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Riders came through Sheppard AFB in the Hotter'N Hell Hundred Aug. 23, 2014. The Hotter'N Hell Hundred is a 100-mile bike race dedicated to the pioneers who settled the Wichita Falls, Texas, area more than 130 years ago. Its original race in 1982 was to celebrate the centennial with a 100-mile bike race in more than 100-degree temperatures, a normal environment for this time of year. It is the largest single day 100-mile bicycle ride in the nation. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson) 

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Congrats to our Airmen on becoming the first Air Force recruits to graduate initial skills training as F-35 Lightning II crew chiefs. http://tinyurl.com/nwphb3r

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Sheppard is honoring its international partners through the sacred military tradition of retreat. Each Tuesday as retreat plays, a ceremony initiated to signal the end of the duty day, the national anthem is now accompanied by an anthem of a partner nation as well. The Royal Saudi Air Force flight came out August 5, 2014 to help honor that tradition. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson) 

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The 362nd Training Squadron, Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team, used 26-ton airbag modules and associated equipment to completely lift a KC-135 Stratotanker July 29, 2014. Students work as a team to lift the aircraft off the ground a minimum of 8 inches, which can be applied to any aircraft that has skidded off the runway or is stuck in the mud, snow or any other terrain. (U.S. Air Force photos/Danny Webb/RELEASED)

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Congrats to our teal rope Airmen!

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The Senior NCO induction took place on base at the Sheppard Club July 24, 2014. The event honored Air Force heritage and culture. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson)

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The Romanian Air Force visited Sheppard July 8, 2014 to witness the role it plays in training and inspiring warriors on the global scale. The visit was meant to establish international bonds and potential joint training ventures. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson)

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Pictures from the 4th of July, until next time everybody!

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Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind. “Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh, III. Learn more at http://airforcelive.dodlive.mil/contest

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There was a read-aloud June 26, 2014 by the LGBT committee to talk about tolerance and differences among all people at the Sheppard library. There were other activities such as arts and crafts to help illustrate diversity. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson)

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The fourth installment of "Experience ENJJPT", part of a year-long video documentary series documenting undergraduate pilot training at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, was released to the public Friday, June 27, at 9 a.m CDT. In the episode, which you can watch here, ENJJPT instructor pilots talk about their jobs and the twists and turns of teaching pilots to fly in a multi-national environment.

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Every Tuesday on Sheppard, an international anthem is played to honor the foreign personnel at Sheppard who join in the Air Force global mission. Fly, fight and win.

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An air crew from the 80TH Flying Training Wing practice maneuvers during pilot training in T-38 Talon aircrafts on May 29, 2014 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Pilots practice take offs, landing, touch and goes and tactical formation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danny Webb/Released)

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2nd Lt. Kyle Wheeler, a Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program graduate, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, once prepared weapons as an Air Force enlisted air munitions maintenance operator on the F-15C Eagle. After earning a commission and completing the initial stages of learning to fly, he is now ready to climb into the cockpit and fire the weapons he once loaded (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert McIlrath).

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Get a glimpse of the  world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for NATO here

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