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82nd Training Wing Patch – Plastic Backing:
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82nd Training Wing Patch - Plastic Backing

A 4.1"W x 3.9"H squadron patch of the 82nd Training Wing with plastic backing.

The 82d Training Wing, sometimes written as 82nd 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 is also the host unit.[3]

The 82nd Training Wing produces more than 62,000 graduates annually in more than 1,000 technical training courses.[4] 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.

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 Kenyon K Bell. The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Diena M Mosely.