Located at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Instagram: ENJJPT is a uniquely-manned multi-national organization with a USAF wing commander and a non-US NATO Operations Group commander based on country participation. Squadron commander and operations officer positions rotate among the participating nations. Officers from all participating nations serve in subordinate leadership positions thro
ughout the wing, and comprise the instructor and student pilot force. As an example of this totally-integrated structure, an American student pilot may have a Turkish instructor pilot, a Dutch flight commander, a Norwegian section commander, an Italian operations officer, and a German commander. ENJJPT is also unique with its four distinct training programs. In addition to Undergraduate Pilot Training, ENJJPT also conducts its own Pilot Instructor Training, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF), and IFF Upgrade INstructor Pilot training. Up to 256 student pilots earn their wings at ENJJPT annually through a 55-week, three-phased training regimen. About 80 new instructor pilots are trained annually, with up to 150 pilots transitioning through IFF each year. A staff of more than 1,300 military, civilian and contract personnel support this training, employing nearly 200 T-6A and T-38C training aircraft. The benefits of the ENJJPT Program are many -- lower cost, a better training environment, enhanced standardization and interoperability, to name a few. Another important aspect of ENJJPT is the bond of frendship, respect and camaraderie developed among all participants. The ENJJPT students and instructors of today will be the leaders of the NATO air forces of tomorrow. Having trained together, they will be much better prepared to fight and win together when the need arises.
