Funeral Homes in Sheppard AFB, TX

Facts about the city

Sheppard Air Force Base (IATA: SPS, ICAO: KSPS, FAA LID: SPS) is a United States Air Force base located five miles (8 km) north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the largest training base and most diversified in Air Education and Training Command. The base is named in honor of Texas Senator John Morris Sheppard, a supporter of military preparations before World War II.The host unit at Sheppard is the 82d Training Wing (82 TRW), which provides specialized technical training and field training for officers, Airmen, and civilians of all branches of the military, other DoD agencies, and foreign nationals.The 80th Flying Training Wing (80 FTW), also at Sheppard, conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, a multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.As of March 2015, Brigadier General Scott Kindsvater is the commander of the 82d Training Wing, and he concurrently serves as the installation commander of Sheppard AFB. Colonel Gregory S. Keeton is the commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing.Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.

Sheppard AFB Obituaries

It was revealed by The Enterprise-Tocsin on October 10th, 2013 that Cynthia Ann Lowery (Hughes) perished in Baldwyn, Mississippi.  Ms. Lowery was 56 years old and was born in Sheppard AFB, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Cynthia Ann's life.

History

It is the largest training base and most diversified in Air Education and Training Command. . Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles (8 km) north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, Texas Falls, in Wichita County, Texas County, Texas, United States. Senator Sheppard helped lead the fight for military preparedness before Pearl Harbor. The base is named in honor of Texas Senator John Morris Sheppard, a supporter of military preparations before WWII.

Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of the late Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas (1875-1941) who had been the chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 Apr 1941.

The official website for the city of Sheppard AFB is https://www.sheppard.af.mil/.