Sheppard Air Force Base
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Sheppard Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Texas best known as a key training center for airmen, including technical and pilot training, often in partnership with allied nations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| airfieldElevation | approximately 1,019 feet ⓘ |
| alliedTrainingPartners |
NATO member states
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other allied nations ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| cityServed | Wichita Falls, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Air Education and Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 33.988°N 98.492°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| FAAIdentifier | SPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
80th Flying Training Wing
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82nd Training Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | joint-use military and civilian airfield ⓘ |
| hasMission | train and develop airmen for the United States and allied air forces ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 15C/33C
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Runway 15L/33R ⓘ Runway 15R/33L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sheppard.af.mil/ ⓘ |
| hosts | Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
782nd Training Group
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80th Mission Support Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 80th Operations Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 82nd Training Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATACode | SPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | KSPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Wichita County, Texas
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near Wichita Falls, Texas ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Morris Sheppard
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Morris Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProgram | Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Education and Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | Sheppard Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
pilot training
ⓘ
technical training ⓘ |
| region | North Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major training center for airmen ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft maintenance training
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civil engineering training ⓘ communications training ⓘ logistics training ⓘ medical training ⓘ security forces training ⓘ |
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