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Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to load two CBU-103s on a B-52 Stratofortress inside the weapons load training facility during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Barksdale Air F... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., departs RAF Fairford, U.K., June 6, 2017 in support of Baltic Operations. BALTOPS provides an opportunity to exercise the increased joint capabilities ... More

Tech. Sgt. Aaron McCullum, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Aaron McCullum, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Aaron McCullum, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 96th Support Section NCO in charge, briefs during the 2018 Innovation North Louisiana at the Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport, La., Nov. 15, 2... More

A truck drives into the phase hanger during a phase

A truck drives into the phase hanger during a phase

A truck drives into the phase hanger during a phase inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 4, 2019. The phase inspection of the B-52 Stratofortress involved more than 20 Air Force Specialty Codes fr... More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Tumbleson, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jacob Tumbleson, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jacob Tumbleson, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., places an engine cover on a B-52 Stratofortress at RAF Fair... More

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron race

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron race

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron race to load munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2019. Two four-m... More

Airman 1st Class Kenneth P. Perry, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Kenneth P. Perry, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Kenneth P. Perry, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron three position weapons load crew member, operates an MHU-83 jammer during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, L... More

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron four position weapons load crew member, prepares a B-52H Stratofortress during a conventional load practice for the 2019 Global Strike Challenge at ... More

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress crew chief, reunites with his former aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov 13, 2019. James began his career at Barksdale in 1973 and retired f... More

SrA Riemer recognized as October Chief’s Group award winner

SrA Riemer recognized as October Chief’s Group award winner

Senior Airman James Riemer Jr., 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, poses for a photo in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., November 15, 2019. Riemer was recently presented... More

Senior Airman Colin Harding, left, and Airman 1st Class

Senior Airman Colin Harding, left, and Airman 1st Class

Senior Airman Colin Harding, left, and Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, right, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, prepare a B-52H Stratofortress for postflight maintenance at Barksdale Air Force Base,... More

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander, receives the squadron guidon from Col. Lt. Col. Michael Hanson, outgoing 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony a... More

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palileo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palileo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palileo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons lead crew chief, center, listens as a Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) inspector briefs his team before a load at Barksdale Air Force Base, La... More

Senior Airman David Hansen, left, and Airman 1st Class

Senior Airman David Hansen, left, and Airman 1st Class

Senior Airman David Hansen, left, and Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Aleo, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare to mount two CBU-103s onto a B-52 Stratofortress during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition at ... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lifts off the runway at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 6, 2017. Crew members aboard B-52s will participate in BALTOPS, an annual, multinational, ... More

An Airman from the 2nd Maintenance Group cleans a piece

An Airman from the 2nd Maintenance Group cleans a piece

An Airman from the 2nd Maintenance Group cleans a piece of the B-52 Stratofortress during a phase inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 4, 2019. The B-52 needs a phase inspection after 450 flying h... More

Senior Airman Phillip Wonsick, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Phillip Wonsick, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Phillip Wonsick, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., places a banner on a B-52 Stratofortress at RAF Fairford... More

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group ready a B-52H

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group ready a B-52H

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group ready a B-52H Stratofortress for a Bomber Task Force deployment from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 7, 2019. The B-52H is a long-range heavy bomber that can perform a v... More

An Airman from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

An Airman from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

An Airman from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares a B-52H Stratofortress to be loaded with munitions during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2019... More

Senior Airman Mia Burrow (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Mia Burrow (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Mia Burrow (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron four position weapons load crew member, hands tools to Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao (right), 2nd AMXS two position weapons load crew member, durin... More

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transfer

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transfer

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transfer munitions during a conventional load practice for the 2019 Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 25, 2019. According to... More

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress crew chief, reunites with his former aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov 13, 2019. James was the dedicated crew chief on aircraft 0062, whic... More

Senior Airman Colin Harding, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Colin Harding, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Colin Harding, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a postflight inspection on a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 19, 2020. Barksdale's crew chiefs ar... More

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander, passes the squadron guidon to Maj. Christopher Horsfall, incoming 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony, at Bark... More

Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd Maintenance Group

Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd Maintenance Group

Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, prepares a B-52H Stratofortress for uploading training munitions during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale ... More

Senior Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides a CBU-103 onto a lift during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10, 2015. The CBU-103's wind corr... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, 2nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, 2nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, waits out a storm while conducting pre-flight inspections on a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Fo... More

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group work on a B-52

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group work on a B-52

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group work on a B-52 Stratofortress during a phase inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 4, 2019. The phase inspection of the B-52 Stratofortress involved more than ... More

Airman 1st Class Khalil Miles-Palmer, 2nd Aircraft

Airman 1st Class Khalil Miles-Palmer, 2nd Aircraft

Airman 1st Class Khalil Miles-Palmer, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., throws a strap on a cover over an engine on a B-52... More

Airman 1st Class David Wang, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class David Wang, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class David Wang, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare systems technician, uploads chaff to a B-52H Stratofortress as a part of a Bomber Task Force deployment leaving from Barksdale A... More

Munitions are transported for loading onto a B-52H

Munitions are transported for loading onto a B-52H

Munitions are transported for loading onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 15, 2019. During the competition, two teams competed ag... More

Senior Airman Nicholas Julien, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Nicholas Julien, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Nicholas Julien, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron three position weapons load crew member, prepares munitions for loading during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, ... More

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron four position weapons load crew member, watches as her team loads munitions on a B-52H Stratofortress during a conventional load practice for the 201... More

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress crew chief, reunites with his former aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov 13, 2019. James was the dedicated crew chief on aircraft 0062, whic... More

Airman 1st Class Jean Labesque, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jean Labesque, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jean Labesque, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance assistant dedicated crew chief performs maintenance on a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 19, 2020. It’s the responsibility o... More

Col. Michael Colvard, left, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, left, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, left, 2nd Maintenance Group commander, and Lt. Col. Michael Hanson, right, outgoing 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, applaud Maj. Christopher Horsfall, incoming 2nd AMXS comman... More

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palileo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palileo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palileo, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons lead crew chief, right, assists Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd MXG weapons lead crew member, during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at... More

Senoir Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senoir Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senoir Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, left, and Staff Sgt. Adolfo Trujillo, 2nd Maintenance Group, secure a bomb onto a lift during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Barksdale A... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, right,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, right,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, right, and Alexander Dones, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chiefs, conduct pre-flight inspections on a B-52H Stratofortress at RAF Fairfo... More

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group work on a B-52

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group work on a B-52

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Group work on a B-52 Stratofortress during a phase inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 4, 2019. The B-52 needs a phase inspection after 450 flying hours or 24 mont... More

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao (right), 2nd AMXS two position

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao (right), 2nd AMXS two position

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao (right), 2nd AMXS two position weapons load crew member, helps transport munitions to a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Lo... More

Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron two position weapons load crew member, load munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Fo... More

Loaded munitions hang off a B-52H Stratofortress

Loaded munitions hang off a B-52H Stratofortress

Loaded munitions hang off a B-52H Stratofortress conventional rotary launcher during a conventional load practice for the 2019 Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 25, 2019. Acco... More

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress

Retired Staff Sgt. Mark James, former B-52H Stratofortress crew chief, reunites with his former aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov 13, 2019. James began his career at Barksdale in 1973 and retired ... More

Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a postflight inspection on a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 19, 2020. Barksdale's crew chiefs ... More

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander,

Col. Michael Colvard, 2nd Maintenance Group commander, returns a salute from Maj. Christopher Horsfall, incoming 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, during the 2nd AMXS change of command ceremony at Ba... More

Senior Airman Marshall Sutton, 2nd Maintenance Group

Senior Airman Marshall Sutton, 2nd Maintenance Group

Senior Airman Marshall Sutton, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, loads training munitions during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 5, 2020. The... More

Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Aleo, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Aleo, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Aleo, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, maneuvers the CBU-103 into place so that team Cobra 7 can mount the cluster bomb onto a B-52 Stratofortress during a Load Crew of the Quarter co... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, left,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, left,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, left, and Alexander Dones, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chiefs, conduct preflight inspections on a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Fo... More

Airman 1st Class Kolin Pulliam, 2nd Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Kolin Pulliam, 2nd Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Kolin Pulliam, 2nd Maintenance Squadron Airman, checks a B-52 Stratofortress panel for any deformities at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 4, 2019. A phase inspection of the B-52 lasts 14 d... More

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron two position weapons load crew member, loads munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force... More

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, loads munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisi... More

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Tanya Alers, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron four position weapons load crew member, talks through a headset during a conventional load practice for the 2019 Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale... More

Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jabari Coner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a postflight inspection on a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 19, 2020. It’s the responsibility ... More

A load crew prepares a B-52H stratofortress for upload

A load crew prepares a B-52H stratofortress for upload

A load crew prepares a B-52H stratofortress for upload of training munitions during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 5, 2020. The NSSAV helps identify any i... More

Senior Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman David Hansen, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides a bomb onto a lift during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10, 2015. The competition judged wea... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Martin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, load inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mines into a B... More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Niles, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jacob Niles, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jacob Niles, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron one position weapons load crew member, prepares munitions for loading during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana... More

A ribbon hangs from munitions attached to a B-52H

A ribbon hangs from munitions attached to a B-52H

A ribbon hangs from munitions attached to a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2019. The ribbon is used to indicate a device, such as a protective cover or a pin that prevent... More

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, prepares a B-52H Stratofortress during a conventional load practice for the 2019 Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale Air F... More

Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd Maintenance Group

Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd Maintenance Group

Senior Airman Japheth Wyatt, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, smiles while holding open the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale ... More

Senior Airman Perry Naylor II and Airman 1st Class

Senior Airman Perry Naylor II and Airman 1st Class

Senior Airman Perry Naylor II and Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Aleo, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work together to position a CBU-103 during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Barksdale Air Force Base,... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mines to be loaded into a B-52H Stratofortress at R... More

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs extra starter cartridges on a B-52H Stratofortress as a part of a Bomber Task Force deployment leaving from Barksdale Air Force B... More

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transport

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transport

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transport munitions to a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2019. The competition... More

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian (right), a 2nd AMXS two position weapons load crew member, load munitions onto a B... More

Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Justin S. Hopelian, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron two position weapons load crew member, instructs a Munitions Handling Unit-83 aerial lift truck operator during a conventional load practice for ... More

Senior Airman Crystal Williams, 96th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Crystal Williams, 96th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Crystal Williams, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, inspects training munitions before loading them onto a B-52H Stratofortress during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV... More

Senior Airman Charlie Mathis and Airman 1st Class Kristen

Senior Airman Charlie Mathis and Airman 1st Class Kristen

Senior Airman Charlie Mathis and Airman 1st Class Kristen Juarez, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare to load two CBU-103s on a B-52 Stratofortress inside the weapons load training facility during a Load... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team member, releases a strap on an inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mine at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., ... More

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2019. The teams were sco... More

Barksdale Airmen congratulate 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Barksdale Airmen congratulate 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Barksdale Airmen congratulate 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members after completing a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2019. The competi... More

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jerrad A. Fomin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, loads munitions into a B-52H Stratofortress during a conventional load practice for the 2019 Global Strike Challenge at Bar... More

Senior Airmen Oliver Zache and Crystal Williams, 96th

Senior Airmen Oliver Zache and Crystal Williams, 96th

Senior Airmen Oliver Zache and Crystal Williams, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew members, prepare training munitions for loading onto a B-52H Stratofortress during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Vis... More

The 2nd Maintenance Group had a Load Crew of the Quarter

The 2nd Maintenance Group had a Load Crew of the Quarter

The 2nd Maintenance Group had a Load Crew of the Quarter competition in the weapons load training facility at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10, 2015. The competition was to see which team could inspect, p... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team member, inspects inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mines at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 5, 2017.... More

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron two position weapons load crew member, loads munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air Force... More

A load crew from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

A load crew from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

A load crew from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit loads a pylon of AGN-86/B cruise missiles onto a B-52H Stratofortress during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.,... More

Col. Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, and

Col. Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, and

Col. Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tommy Mazzone, 2nd Bomb Wing command chief, pose with Staff Sgt. Felix Passmore, Senior Airman Charlie Mathis, Airman 1st Class Jamouri Moye,... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Martin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, transport an inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mine i... More

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron two position weapons load crew member, prepares munitions for a B-52H Stratofortress during a quarterly weapons load competition at Barksdale Air For... More

Senior Airman Miguel Jimenez-Flores, 96th Aircraft

Senior Airman Miguel Jimenez-Flores, 96th Aircraft

Senior Airman Miguel Jimenez-Flores, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, loads munitions onto a B-52H Stratofortress during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale Air Force Ba... More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Niles, a 2nd AMXS one position weapons

Staff Sgt. Jacob Niles, a 2nd AMXS one position weapons

Staff Sgt. Jacob Niles, a 2nd AMXS one position weapons load crew member, (left) and Staff Sgt. Jarrod Palilao, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron two position weapons load crew member, (right) load a B-52H Str... More

Senior Airman Rene Alvarado, 20th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Rene Alvarado, 20th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Rene Alvarado, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, assists Airman First Class John Sprouse, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted V... More

A load crew from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

A load crew from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

A load crew from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit opens the bomb bay doors of a B-52H Stratofortress during the Nuclear Surety Staff Assisted Visit (NSSAV) at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 6, 2020. The ... More

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes (left), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Ricardo Perez (right), 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, both deployed from Barksdale A... More

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lifts a drag parachute at RAF Fairford, England, March 14, 2019. After every drag chute deploy... More

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes (right) assists Tech Sgt.

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes (right) assists Tech Sgt.

Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dykes (right) assists Tech Sgt. Matthew Dennis (left), both 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., reinstall a drag parachute at RAF Fairfo... More

Tech Sgt. Matthew Dennis, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech Sgt. Matthew Dennis, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech Sgt. Matthew Dennis, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., reinstalls a drag parachute at RAF Fairford, England, March 14, 2019. Before the drag chutes a... More