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Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles 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 militar…
Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles 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.
  • Owner: Department of Defense
  • Built: 1941 (as Sheppard Field)
  • Elevation: 310.5 metres (1,019 ft) AMSL
  • Operator: US Air Force (USAF)
  • Controlled by: Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
  • Condition: Operational
  • In use: 1941 – present

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