Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita County (TX)

**Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS)**
ICAO:	KSPS
FAA:	SPS
City:	Wichita Falls
County:	Wichita
State:	Texas
TRACON:	?
ARTCC:	Fort Worth

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Welcome to the Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) aviation article, the Air Force Base located in Wichita County, Texas.
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Airfield

KSPS is a public and military use airport that functions as both "Wichita Falls Regional Airport" and "Sheppard Air Force Base".

Emergency and Support Services

Security Forces, fire department, medical, civil engineers, and other base support services are on Site 1-009 of the United States Air Force (3D6) trunked radio system.
Some (or all) fire department radios are capable of operating on the City of Wichita Falls 800 MHz P25 trunked system and county and state VHF fire frequencies.
The fire department, and possibly the other emergency and support services, have conventional backup frequencies that have not been discovered and submitted to the database.
There are many unidentified talkgroups used at Sheppard listed at United States Air Force (3D6) Unknown Talkgroups by Site.

Unidentified/Unconfirmed Frequencies

The following frequencies are not listed in the database. If you can confirm them please submit the information and remove them from this list.

Aviation Frequencies

Some of these may be MOAs or IR/VR training routes in NW TX or SW OK.
A list of local channel presets is on page 14 of sheppardafbi13-204.pdf

Frequency Mode - Description
126.525 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
138.100 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
139.825 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.000 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.125 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.350 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.375 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.400 AM - 80th FTW Ops? Victor 9?
140.425 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.450 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
140.925 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
141.425 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
141.775 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
142.200 AM - 80th FTW Ops? Victor 22?
142.525 AM - 80th FTW IFF?
142.875 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
142.900 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
142.975 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
143.275 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
143.575 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
143.875 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
148.050 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
148.175 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
149.250 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
149.525 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
150.300 AM - 80th FTW IFF?
229.050 AM - Base Ops? 80th FTW Command Post?
246.900 AM - 80th FTW Ops?
264.000 AM - MOA Discreet?
311.000 AM - Command Post (unknown if still used)
321.000 AM - Command Post (unknown if still used)
343.950 AM - Arrival Discreet
346.275 AM - Arrival Discreet
353.775 AM - Arrival Discreet
392.100 AM - Blue Departure

Other Frequencies

Frequency Type Tone - Description
142.2750 BF CSQ - SCADA
165.1375 BF CSQ - SCADA
407.3750 BF 186.2 PL - SCADA

The following were voice channels on the original trunked system (before transitioning to the San Antonio Military SmartZone and later USAF 3D6 systems). It is not known if they are still used.

410.2375
410.6375

Old Frequencies

See Wichita County (TX) Old Frequencies for frequencies used before the trunked system was installed.

Military Operating Areas (MOAs)

MOAs used by the T-6
Sheppard 1 MOA Sub Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Sheppard 2 MOA Sub Areas 10A 10B, 11A 11B, 12A 12B, 13A 13B, 14A 14B

MOAs used by the T-38
Hollis MOA Sub Areas Hollis A, Hollis B, Reed
Washita MOA Sub Areas Pine, Oak
Westover 1 MOA Sub Areas Dundee, Stover, Vera, Goree
Westover 2 MOA Sub Areas Steen, Elm, Oliver, Brazo, Dumont
MOA info from share the air

Callsigns

As of 9/15/10 the following are common call signs used by military aircraft while training and or passing through the area. Some of the call signs are assigned to Sheppard aircraft, but not all. This list may not be 100% correct and call signs could change without notice.

BLADE T-6, BAJA T-38, BANGER T-38, BEAR T-38, DOZER T-38, HAMMER T-38, KENT T-38, MADCAT T-38, MUSTANG ? (Navy Ft Worth)?, SNORT T-38

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