Sheppard Air Force Base

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Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located five miles (8.0 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.

Aircraft from the 80th Flying Training Wing and personnel from the 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard AFB.

Sheppard AFB postcard from around 1953

Main entrance sign

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Wichita Falls, Texas

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Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita Counties. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 102,316, making it the 39th-most populous city in Texas.

Man-made waterfall attraction in Lucy Park

Kemp-Kell Building, circa 1910, now known as the Holt Hotel, was one of the first five-story office buildings in the city.

Memorial Day parade at Sheppard Air Force Base

Kay Yeager Coliseum