82d Training Wing
| 82d Training Wing | |
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| Active | 1947-1949; 1972-1993' 1993-present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Training |
| Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Sheppard Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Adorimini Latin Up and At 'Em |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Brigadier General Scott A. Kindsvater |
| Vice-Commander | Colonel Eric Froehlich |
| Command Chief | Chief Master Sergeant Eric Johnson |
The 82d Training Wing (82 TRW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Education and Training Command, Second Air Force. It is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas where it also is the host unit.
The Wing produces more than 62,000 graduates annually in more than 1,000 Technical Training courses. The primary training includes aircraft maintenance, civil engineering, nuclear and conventional munitions, aerospace ground equipment, avionics and telecommunications training conducted by the four assigned training groups. It also hosts the 80th Flying Training Wing, the world's only internationally manned and managed flying training program.
The units' history goes back to the 82d 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 82d Fighter Wing was a Strategic Air Command fighter escort and tactical fighter unit.
The commander of the 82d Training Wing is Brig. Gen Scott A. Kindsvater. The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Eric Johnson.
The 82nd Training Wing produced more than 62,000 graduates in 2012 in nearly 1,000 courses, including aircraft maintenance (propulsion, flight equipment, fuels), civil engineering, nuclear and conventional munitions, aerospace ground equipment, avionics, electricians and plumbers and telecommunications specialties.
The 82 TRW is the largest of four technical training wings in Air Education and Training Command and is the most diversified in scope of training. The 82d, 782d, and 982d Training Groups conduct training at Sheppard and at geographically separated locations around the country. The 982d Training Group conducts training at locations worldwide.
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