Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls, Texas
U.S. Air Force
O&M BTS

Sheppard Air Force Base is one of the most diversified of the training bases in AETC. The 82nd Training Wing's training programs are administered by the 82nd, 782nd, 882nd and 982nd Training Groups.

Major base support is provided by the 82nd Support Group, the 82nd Medical Group and the 82nd Logistics Group. The 80th Flying Training Wing is the home of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program (ENJJPT), the Free World's only internationally manned and managed undergraduate pilot training program.

Technical training is provided in the major academic areas of aircraft maintenance, civil engineering, comptroller, electronics, fuels, telecommunications, biomedical sciences, dentistry, health service administration, clinical sciences, medical readiness, nursing, and aeromedical education.


First Support Services is a partner in Aurora Group Telecommunications, LLC with UKPIK Mechanical, Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska providing:

• All personnel, equipment, parts, materials, and services for operation and maintenance of Base Telephone System, which includes support service on the DCO Switch of approximately 6400 voice and data lines and ancillary systems, inside/outside cable plant, 1A2, Norstar, TIE key systems, and customer premise equipment 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
• Technical improvements to include design and installation engineering, site preparation, installation, testing, cutover, and O&M for existing and new BTS systems.