I came here as an AiT and TDY. The summers are humid and hot and straight up miserable. But October is great. Chilly mornings, breezy afternoons. The base itself? You got a small BX, a decent commissary, and a large mini-bx that comes with four places to eat, barber, UPS store, pool tables, arcade, and a gamestop. Two gyms. Yeah, this place isn't THAT bad so long as you have a car. If you don't, this place is miserable. And I do mean miserable. The mall isn't great in Wichita Falls. Kemp blvd is pretty much the main attraction. But Dallas is an hour away. Make the drive to break the monotony. read more

I've been to many Bases in general and for the amount of people who comes and goes here, this base should have top notch commodities. The base does not have a Mechanic Shop, so if you need your car fix, good luck finding one off base. Limited places to eat on base, specially if your TDY here for Months. A working community kitchen would ease the pocket for some that knows how to cook. Now, this base isn't all that bad. They do have a couple of GYM and other places you need with an out door track. Air Force Inn isn't bad at all, they have good wifi, small fridge just like any other hotels. Location wise, hands down this ain't no paradise. It's located in the middle of no where just like majority of any other bases but its here to serve the missions purpose so it is what it is. Dallas and Oklahoma City is within 2-3 hours. Weather wise, It's random. You can have Sun, Rain, Fog, Hail, Snow, Thunder and Wind any time, any day during the day of the week. read more

The housing is terrible in Freedom Estates.. We have had terrible experiences with this housing compared with other bases we have lived on. Don't be fooled by the houses looking nice or decent from the outside.. The houses in Freedom Estates needs to be bull-dozed and build better with better piping, better central heating system, better water heater, better electrical wiring, etc.. I feel like these houses are falling apart. I am quite frequently calling about SOMETHING breaking.. the dishwasher, the refrigerator, the water heater breaking and leaking all over the floor, the heating and air conditioning system clogging often and leaking and soaking the carpets in the hallway on a near montly bases.. the toilet breaking and soaking the carpet in the bedroom.. the pilot light on the water heater frequently going out, so it's frustrating when I get in the shower after a long day and it never gets hot and I have to go reheat the water heater.. Also as a side note, Balfour Beatty as well as Security Forces do NOTHING about loud neighbors keeping you from getting sleep in the middle of the night. I honestly can't wait to move to our next station. read more

I have been here four years and I'll be honest, some of them have been rough. But it's mostly the weather or the time I spent in the dorms. The weather can be so hot that by the time you just can't take it anymore it's nice for two weeks and then snowing. Literally. And living in the dorms sucks regardless, I'm not going to blame Sheppard for that. But the dorms are a half mile down the street from the commissary and BX, yet away from everything else. The installation has a skeet range as well if you want to lay waste with some shotguns. It's an AETC base so mind your P's and Q's when dealing with your uniform but don't expect a huge wait coming through the gate. I think the longest I've waited is around 10-15 minutes in peak traffic, pretty good times for a decent sized base. The location isn't amazing, there's no beautiful mountains or beaches. But there's plenty to do, especially if you have a family. There's a movie theater on base that's pretty limited but two full theaters off base. There's also a theatrical theater in downtown and a water park on the south east side of town. This is just the tip of the iceberg, if you will. Do some exploring and go fishing, head down to Dallas/Ft Worth or head up to Oklahoma City. Moral of the story: it's as amazing of an experience as you make it. read more

Sheppard AFB really sucks.. The weather isn't all that great and there isn't anything around the base... And the Taxi companies here just rips off people its horrible... I been here 2 months and that is too much already... I'm Finally out of this horrible place... Thank You Lord! :] read more

Stay away. I'm here to visit my fiancé because he's here for tech school and there is nothing...let me reemphasize that, NOTHING to do. The base itself is such a small base compared to the other AF ones I have been to. There is nowhere to go except out to eat. We recommend Cheddars off base for those visiting :) as for activities, I suggest visiting Dallas and staying there overnight, stay away from Wichita Falls. I feel bad for the poor souls that will have live here for tech school and especially those stationed here! If you're coming to visit, I really do recommend having your airman rent a car through hertz with the military rate and staying out in Dallas. This place really does suck, it has sucked the life out of my fiance and his friends. All they do is play games on their computers on the weekend and go eat at the difac. There's nothing exciting about this place. read more

We chose to come back here after coming through tech school here. I think most of the reviews are done by bitter tech schoolers. We love it! Nice and quiet and everything you need is close by in wichita falls. Only 2 hrs away from both Dallas and Okc so you can go to either one for a nice day trip. The base accomodations (commissary, bx) are on the smaller side but have the essentials. Base housing is, for the most part, off base and is your typical Balfour Beatty housing. Its not a bad place but every base is what you make of it. Get out and explore!!! read more

I was stationed there in 1982, and back THEN we had t-shirts "Welcome to Sheppard AFB - set your calendar back 20 years!" Yes, there is NOTHING to do in the area or on base unless you make it happen. It CAN be done! It's a dry county (or was, anyway) but there is the package store on base. For PARTIES, we would get a motel room or 2 - the Motel 6 at the time had a black and white TV but you needed the KEY to use it, and they charged 75 cents MORE for it. Hey, we weren't there for the TV anyway! We got kicked out of there once when they saw us bringing TWO kegs up the stairs to our room. HEY, we TOLD you we were having a little party! Movie theater on base, pretty good Airmans club where they had some really good bands and more than a couple of fights. We had the great tornado tear through and cause major flooding in Wichita Falls. We didn't have a shelter and were off the flight line unsupervised when it hit, and were all huddled together in the hallway leading to the laundry room because that's the only area that wasn't covered with big windows! HUGE herds of Jackalopes roaming just off the flight line. But the best part was some of the people that I met. Wish we had stayed in touch, but that just wasn't how we rolled back then. No cell phones or internet. Hey, you think GUYS are gonna write each other LETTERS? Maybe we should have, since we could laugh about it all together. Anyone that was there in 1982, (especially the special activities team squadron or other Med Lab students) can drop me a line and reminisce or set me straight, just in case my memory left something out. A1C "Smiley" signing out! read more

I couldnt help but laugh at all the comments. Nice to see some things never change. That place sucked back in 67 when i got there. All i heard was what a great airmans club they had , well .. just my luck .. the place burned to the ground a couple weeks before if got there. There is nothing to do... NOTHING. The towns people always treated you like you like you had some disease. And you do need a car to get around. Me and a couple friends bought a 56 chevy for 80 bucks and ran that thing to death ...blew it up a week before we finished classes but we got our moneys worth . But the base sucks and the weather sucks ... or did ... and that was 50 years ago... but i see judging from you people they have kept their reputation in tact ...lol. read more

well i was here for training and needless to say.....ive had better times in my life lol

Third visit since 2008 here and the lodging is still very dated. The A/C never works and you'll be sure to run into a cockroach or 2... The city itself has NOTHING to do and the nearest big city is 2 hrs away read more