,,iii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dbd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bj1 #bjba,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cruz7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,commemorating the #hjth anniversary of the dedication of ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base and the #djth anniversary of the creation of the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program4 ,whereas1 in #aidj1 ,major ,general ,rush ,b4 ,lincoln1 ,commandant of ,united ,states ,army ,air ,corps ,technical ,schools1 surveyed the sites surrounding the city of ,wichita ,falls1 ,texas for a future training school2 ,whereas1 #hj years ago1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base began as ,sheppard ,field and opened as a ,united ,states ,army ,air ,corps training facility on #cjj acres of land in ,wichita ,falls1 named after former ,united ,states ,senator ,john ,morris ,sheppard2 ,whereas1 during ,world ,war ,,ii1 ,sheppard ,field trained more than #dd1jjj mechanics and #dde1jjj basic trainees1 playing a vital role in the development of airpower for defeating the ,axis powers2 ,whereas1 after serving as an ,army ,air ,force separation center following the end of ,world ,war ,,ii1 ,sheppard ,field was inactivated in ,august of #aidf2 ,whereas1 on ,august #a1 #aidh1 ,sheppard ,field was reactivated by the ,department of the ,air ,force to enhance basic training and was dedicated as ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base2 ,whereas1 by #aiec1 the base qualified more than #hj1jjj trained aircraft maintainers and served as the home for #b percent of all airmen2 ,whereas ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base adapted and matured alongside the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces by becoming the home of missile maintenance training in #aiee2 ,whereas1 from #aiei to #aifb1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base hosted the #dbdeth ,strategic ,wing and1 from #aifb to #aiff1 the #didth ,bombardment ,wing1 directing aerial refueling and bombardment squadrons2 ,whereas1 in #aife1 the #cfcjth ,flying ,training ,wing was activated and in #aiff began providing pilot training to ,german ,air ,force students2 ,whereas1 in #aifh1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base became the epicenter for field training in the aircraft maintenance training pipeline1 carried on today by the #ihb;d ,training ,group1 who deliver more than #ce1jjj trained students each year2 ,whereas the #cfcjth ,flying ,training ,wing became the #hjth ,flying ,training ,wing1 expanding its student radius in #aigc to ,iran1 ,el ,salvador1 ,ecuador1 ,saudi ,arabia1 and other nations under the security assistance program2 ,whereas1 in #aigc1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base held the honor of serving as a reception point for ,operation ,homecoming1 welcoming home ,vietnam prisoners of war after years of captivity2 ,whereas1 in #aiha1 at ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base1 the #hjth ,flying ,training ,wing began the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program with #aa other partner nations 7,belgium1 ,canada1 ,denmark1 ,germany1 ,greece1 ,italy1 ,netherlands1 ,norway1 ,portugal1 ,turkey1 and the ,united ,kingdom71 providing the partner nations with several domains of pilot training2 ,whereas1 on ,july #a1 #aiic1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base became the home of all aircraft maintenance training when the ,sheppard ,training ,center became the #hbnd ,training ,wing2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program added ,romania as its #adth partner and was extended through #bjbf2 ,whereas the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program remains the world's only internationally manned and managed flying training program2 ,whereas1 since #aiha1 the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program has delivered more than #g1hjj combat pilots for its #ad partner nations in support of ,,nato2 ,whereas the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program trains #ej percent of all ,united ,states ,air ,force fighter pilots and is the sole source of fighter pilots for the partner nations of ,belgium1 ,denmark1 ,germany1 the ,netherlands1 and ,norway2 ,whereas the #hjth ,flying ,training ,wing launches #ej1jjj sorties per year and is recognized as the busiest joint-use airfield in the ,air ,force2 ,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjai1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base created #d1fjj1jjj1jjj in economic impact and served as the region's largest employer1 accounting for #a in #h jobs in ,wichita ,county2 ,whereas the #hbnd ,training ,wing1 stationed at ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base1 graduates more than #fj1jjj officer and enlisted students each year2 ,whereas the #hbnd ,training ,wing is the largest technical training wing in the ,united ,states ,air ,force1 teaching #f1jjj students on a daily basis across the globe2 and ,whereas1 over the course of #hj years1 ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base has delivered more than #g1jjj1jjj trained ,airmen1 ,soldiers1 ,sailors1 ,marines1 and international partners and pilots to support military interoperability around the world3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate commemorates the #hjth anniversary of the opening of ,sheppard ,air ,force ,base and the #djth anniversary of the creation of the ,euro-,,nato ,joint ,jet ,pilot ,training ,program4