Sheppard Air Force Base

"Does the weather suck? Yes. Are there lots of fun things to do? No. But, my daughter was born when I was stationed there and the people were like family to us when we felt alone. What should we look for in Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB? We look to see if we are with good folks, our family is safe and loved, and is God a part of our lives. Wichita Falls is not a Disneyland it's a place to raise your family and pass this part of our lives with great people."

"The best dining facility of any AFB, but the training material was a little lacking."

"For the tourist it might seem "pretty cool"..."kinda small"...or "neat", but as someone who works on Sheppard, I can tell you it is absolutely NOT any of those things. For an AETC base that is dedicated to graduating everything from lowly backshop mechanics to training the elite jet fighter pilot, it is poorly maintained. The roads, for starters, are the worst paved surfaces I have ever driven on in the 30 years I have operated a vehicle. Then there's the concrete training ramp that holds all the aircraft that are used for crew chief/avionics training...it is in such poor condition I wonder just how many broken ankles occur during day to day back-and-forth flight marches. Most of the hangars used for training seem to be the original hangars built in the 1940's. Utter garbage. If I were the base commander, I wouldn't dare to bring any DV's to visit otherwise I'd be completely embarrassed to show the what "the most technologically advanced air force in the world" really looks like."

"My son recently graduated from Sheppard AFB and I was able to attend the graduation. Everyone on base was friendly and welcoming. My son had a good experience here and it was a good place for him to attend tech training. The city of Wichita Falls I found clean and the people were friendly. The area around the base isn't the nicest, but get away from the base to the downtown area and it's a very nice city."

"A USAF base much like any other but with an exceptional dinning facility. The surrounding area is boring."