82nd Training Wing

82d Training Wing
Active1947-1949
1972-1993
1993 - present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeTraining
Part ofAir Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQSheppard Air Force Base
Motto(s)Adorimini Latin Up and At 'Em[1]
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
current commanderColonel Paul G. Filcek
Vice CommanderColonel Kellie S. Courtland
Command Chief Master SergeantChief Master Sgt. Rey D. Schultz

The 82nd Training Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force that is assigned to the Air Education and Training Command, Second Air Force. The training wing is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas where it is also a host unit. [2]

The Training Wing produces more than 62,000 graduates annually in over 1,000+ technical training courses.[3] The primary training includes aircraft maintenance, civil engineering, nuclear and conventional munitions, aerospace ground equipment, avionics, electricians and plumbers and telecommunications training conducted by the four assigned training groups.[2][3]

The unit's history goes back to the 82nd Fighter Group, which was a Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Force combat unit that fought in North Africa and Italy during World War II. During the early years of the Cold War, the 82nd Fighter Wing was a Strategic Air Command fighter escort and tactical fighter unit.

The commander of the 82nd Training Wing is Brigadier General George T.M. Dietrich III The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant John P. Chilcote.[4]

  1. ^ Ravenstein, pp. 117–118
  2. ^ a b "Sheppard Air Force Base - Base Information". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Technical Training". www.sheppard.af.mil. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ "82nd Training Wing". Sheppard Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2022.