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AFIMSC contracts for first of four new child development centers this year
June 29, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center continues its mission to strengthen Department of the Air Force families by delivering right-sized and quality childcare infrastructure. AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in collaboration with the Air Force Services Center, successfully led the award of a $27 million project recently to construct a new child development center at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The efforts include construction of new centers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Lackland in Texas, as well as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... MORE

Artists rendering of the Sheppard AFB CDC

Activation ceremony heralds new chapter in trainer aircraft maintenance story
October 16, 2020 — A trainer aircraft maintenance training center that will serve the needs of Air Education and Training Command for decades to come will be activated during a ceremony at 10:15 a.m., Oct. 29, in Hangar 62 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

Ruben Pesina,12th Maintenance Group, repairs a panel from a T-38C Talon aircraft during a phase inspection at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. A trainer aircraft maintenance training center in Hangar 62 at JBSA-Randolph will soon be producing a new generation of trainer aircraft technicians to serve Air Education and Training Command.

BMT Airmen transported by airlift to Sheppard, other training bases
March 28, 2020 — COVID-19 can’t stop the military. It can try, but national security is 24/7 and basic military training, along with technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base and other training installations, continues on its mission to provide trained Airmen to protect and defend the country. ... MORE

Basic Military Training graduates off load from a plane at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 27, 2020. Usually the newest Airmen will arrive by bus to Sheppard, but to mitigate exposure Air Education and Training command opted to transport them via air lift. The airlines are contracted with the Air Force to pick up the Airmen in Lackland and transport them to Sheppard, Keesler AFB and other training bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)