Sheppard AFB Makes History
Sheppard Air Force Base is making history. A $29.4 billion agreement will allow Saudi Arabia to purchase 84 F-15 fighter aircraft and send their airmen to U.S. training bases. Brigadier General Darryl Burke says this is the largest foreign military sales case in the nations history.
Our Opinion: City's dedication to base rewarded
Without Sheppard Air Force Base, there would be no Wichita Falls.Certainly not as we know it.
Sheppard's revamped Main Gate reopens to traffic
Drivers entering Sheppard Air Force Base's Main Gate will see a new and improved entryway to the base complete with a canopy and concrete speed tables.
Unmanned aircraft popularity soars
WASHINGTON — Sheppard Air Force Base is a premier pilot-training base with one of the busiest airfields in the Air Force, but the military is intent on expanding its fleet of unmanned aircraft remotely piloted from the ground.
Air Force salutes area communities
Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, presented Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Electra and Iowa Park with the Altus Trophy for outstanding community support of Sheppard Air Force Base on Thursday at the AETC Symposium in San Antonio.
Learning to fly
Sheppard Air Force Base will welcome 4,000 Royal Saudi Arabian air force airmen over the next seven years and will train them to maintain F-15s alongside American airmen at the base.
SAFB to Train Four Thousand Saudi Airmen in Next Seven Years
During the next seven years, Sheppard Air Force Base will see an influx of about four thousand airmen from Saudi Arabia. Katie Crosbie has more on this boost to the local economy. Gwyn, it's part of the largest foreign military sales deal in America's history ... a 29 point four *billion* dollar agreement. The Royal Saudi Air Force will purchase about 84 F-15 jets from the United ...
Military budget cuts
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry , R-Clarendon, visited with members of the Sheppard Military Affairs Committee on Tuesday and said Sheppard Air Force Base still is in a strong position despite impending military spending cuts.
Military note
Airman Derek J. Doddroe has graduated from the C-135 Aerospace Maintenance Apprentice Course at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Rep. Thornberry Weighs in With Sheppard Military Affairs Committee
We've heard speculation about how budget cuts will impact the military -- and, specifically, Sheppard Air Force Base. And this afternoon, 13th District Congressman Mac Thornberry addressed the Sheppard Military Affairs Committee to share his thoughts. Katie Crosbie was there and joins us now with more. Darrell, it was an hour-long meeting that covered a wide range of security ...
