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Scott "Scooter" Yoak flies his P-51D Mustang performs

Scott "Scooter" Yoak flies his P-51D Mustang performs

Scott "Scooter" Yoak flies his P-51D Mustang performs during the Twilight Show before the Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 17, 2019. The airshow was first held in 1933... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Kamphaus, the commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Kamphaus, the commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Kamphaus, the commander of the 307th Maintenance Group, welcomes local high school students to Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on July 12, 2016. The students are receiving a tour of th... More

More than 80 fifth graders with STARBASE Louisiana

More than 80 fifth graders with STARBASE Louisiana

More than 80 fifth graders with STARBASE Louisiana head toward a B-52 Stratofortress during a tour of the jet Dec. 14, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The tour taught student everything from security iss... More

A 2000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition awaits loading

A 2000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition awaits loading

A 2000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition awaits loading onto a Conventional Rotary Launcher at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 1, 2017. The CRL is a new weapons system for the B-52 Stratofortress, giving t... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Werchan, 307th Operations

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Werchan, 307th Operations

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Werchan, 307th Operations Support Squadron commander addresses members of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Louisiana Chapter on Feb. 3, 2017, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. ... More

A B-52 Stratofortress undergoes a bag lift exercise

A B-52 Stratofortress undergoes a bag lift exercise

A B-52 Stratofortress undergoes a bag lift exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 16, 2017. A pneumatic lifting bag raises an aircraft that has experienced a landing gear failure or from terrain where ... More

10,000 Hours, US Air Force Photo

10,000 Hours, US Air Force Photo

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron flight instructor, fields questions from the media at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 3, 2017. Smith just returned from a training mission where he ... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Gootee, 307th Bomb Wing navigator

U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Gootee, 307th Bomb Wing navigator

U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Gootee, 307th Bomb Wing navigator and Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron flight instructor, review a map during an early morning mission briefing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.... More

Pistol magazines loaded with Loaded trainer 9mm paint

Pistol magazines loaded with Loaded trainer 9mm paint

Pistol magazines loaded with Loaded trainer 9mm paint rounds are stacked during an active shooter training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 31, 2017. The simulated rounds were loaded with paint ro... More

75th Anniversary - The 75th anniversary logo for the orth bomb wing loggers

75th Anniversary - The 75th anniversary logo for the orth bomb wing lo...

Graphic created for 307th Bomb Wing 75th Anniversary reunion.

William Avants (right), 307th Operation Support Squadron

William Avants (right), 307th Operation Support Squadron

William Avants (right), 307th Operation Support Squadron range operations officer, briefs William Spacy II (left) and Roberto Guerrero (center), both from Air Force Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air ... More

Airman First Class Jonathan Shepherd, an aircraft hydraulic

Airman First Class Jonathan Shepherd, an aircraft hydraulic

Airman First Class Jonathan Shepherd, an aircraft hydraulic systems specialist assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, makes adjustments to the wing hydraulic system of a B-52 Stratofortress during a phase ... More

Locked and loaded, US Air Force Photo

Locked and loaded, US Air Force Photo

Members of the 307th Bomb Wing participate in Global Strike Challenge 2017 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 7, 2017. Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier Bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Miss... More

307th Bomb Wing 75th Anniversary
93BS Celebrates 100 Years
Chief Lopez Retires, US Air Force Photo

Chief Lopez Retires, US Air Force Photo

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Apolinar Lopez, 307th Civil Engineering Squadron superintendent, hugs a member of his family during his retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 15, 2017. A l... More

Maj. Mitchell retires - A man in a military uniform hugging two children

Maj. Mitchell retires - A man in a military uniform hugging two childr...

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jesse Mitchell II, 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight commander, hugs his daughter, Anise, and son, Jesse Mitchell III, during his retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Bas... More

343rd Takes Home the Iron

343rd Takes Home the Iron

Members of the 343rd Bomb Squadron react to winning the Mitchell Award at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 15, 2017. They won the honor by placing an unguided munition at zero feet, or precisely on target, ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Chandler, 93rd

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Chandler, 93rd

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Chandler, 93rd Bomb Squadron director of operations, greets members of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Dec. 6, 2017. The visit was part of th... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Starlight Lesher, 307th Security

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Starlight Lesher, 307th Security

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Starlight Lesher, 307th Security Forces Squadron craftsman, plays the role of active shooter during a base-wide exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 6, 2018. Such scenarios... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security Forces Squadron journeyman, accepts the 307th Bomb Wing’s Airman of the Year award from Col. Robert Van Hoy, 307th Bomb Wing commander, at Barksdale Air F... More

A range cadre from the 307th Security Forces Squadron

A range cadre from the 307th Security Forces Squadron

A range cadre from the 307th Security Forces Squadron marks a qualification target at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2018. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron spent the d... More

Airman 1st Class Clint Walker, 307th Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Clint Walker, 307th Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Clint Walker, 307th Maintenance Squadron B-52 aircraft mechanic, holds a pin that connects the tail of the jet to its fuselage at Barksdale Air Force Base, La, Feb. 1, 2018. Walker was one of ... More

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight prepare to fuel a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 9, 2018. To fuel an aircraft, a fuel pump is connected to the be... More

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist with the

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist with the

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist with the 307th Civil Engineering Squadron pulls on a cord to try and safely disarm a mock Improvised Explosive Device during an exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy II, 307th Bomb Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy II, 307th Bomb Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy II, 307th Bomb Wing commander, hands the 307th Maintenance Group guidon to Col. Casey Cooley, 307th MXG commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Barksdale Air For... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Guderyon, a traditional

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Guderyon, a traditional

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Guderyon, a traditional reservist with the 307th Maintenance Squadron, stands in front of one of the B-52 Stratofortress bombers at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March ... More

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Civil Engineer

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Civil Engineer

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron hone their skills on Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 11, 2018. The firefighters practice dousing a simulated aircraft fire in a realistic,... More

Airman 1st Class Elliot Broger, a conventional weapons

Airman 1st Class Elliot Broger, a conventional weapons

Airman 1st Class Elliot Broger, a conventional weapons maintainer assigned to the 2nd Munitions Squadron, prepares a naval mine for testing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 12, 2018. New tail config... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Varnado, a flight

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Varnado, a flight

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Varnado, a flight chief assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 31, 2018. Varnado was instrumental i... More

Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, 307th Maintenance Squadron

Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, 307th Maintenance Squadron

Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, 307th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, is all smiles at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 5, 2019. He and several other Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Bo... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Johnson, a munitions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Johnson, a munitions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Johnson, a munitions technician assigned to the 707th Maintenance Squadron, performs maintenance on a munition during Ample Strike 18 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, Sept.... More

Back In the Fold - A man and a boy looking at an airplane

Back In the Fold - A man and a boy looking at an airplane

Christopher Steinsholt, 307th Maintenance Group honorary commander, and his son, Benjamin, watch a B-52 Stratofortress take off from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 13, 2018. The two were enjoying a ... More

Albert Gill (top row, second from left), a B-24 Liberator

Albert Gill (top row, second from left), a B-24 Liberator

Albert Gill (top row, second from left), a B-24 Liberator navigator with the 307th Bomb Group in World War II, poses with his crew in this undated photo. A fascination with airplanes as a child created an unl... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Darren Demel, 307th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Darren Demel, 307th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Darren Demel, 307th Bomb Wing command chief, greets a returning deployer in Shreveport, Louisiana, Jan. 12, 2019. Members of the 307th Bomb Wing have been deployed at location... More

Sailors from Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Unit Charleston

Sailors from Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Unit Charleston

Sailors from Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Unit Charleston begin preparing inert underwater mines at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan. 30, 2019. The mines will be laid by B-52 Stratofortress’ operati... More

Updates to the Conventional Rotary Launcher were tested

Updates to the Conventional Rotary Launcher were tested

Updates to the Conventional Rotary Launcher were tested at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana during February 2019. The upgrades increase lethality of the B-52 Stratofortress by allowing it to carry more Joi... More

Members of Formal Training Unit Class 18-02 wait for

Members of Formal Training Unit Class 18-02 wait for

Members of Formal Training Unit Class 18-02 wait for their graduation ceremony to begin at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 22, 2019. The 93rd Bomb Squadron serves as the schoolhouse for all potential B-52... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Kirkpatrick, 307th Bomb

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Kirkpatrick, 307th Bomb

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Kirkpatrick, 307th Bomb Wing commander, greets fellow Secret Squirrels during his induction as wing commander at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 7, 2019. The Secret Squirr... More

Alyssa Carson addresses STARBASE 2.0 students at Barksdale

Alyssa Carson addresses STARBASE 2.0 students at Barksdale

Alyssa Carson addresses STARBASE 2.0 students at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 25, 2019. Carson, a high school senior, has attended NASA Space Camps across the globe and is training for a career a... More

A note found inside the cockpit of Wise Guy, a B-52

A note found inside the cockpit of Wise Guy, a B-52

A note found inside the cockpit of Wise Guy, a B-52 Stratofortress, is displayed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The jet has been a the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group since 2008 an... More

A group of friends pose for a picture in the Air Force

A group of friends pose for a picture in the Air Force

A group of friends pose for a picture in the Air Force Reserve Recruiting station's photo tent during the 2019 Defenders of Liberty air show at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 18th, 2019. The recruitin... More

Tyler Spears, an instructor at STARBASE Louisiana,

Tyler Spears, an instructor at STARBASE Louisiana,

Tyler Spears, an instructor at STARBASE Louisiana, talks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gloria Fields, deputy commander of the 307th Mission Support Group, during the STARBASE Louisiana 20 year anniversary celebr... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amber Perry, an inspections

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amber Perry, an inspections

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amber Perry, an inspections coordinator for the 307th Bomb Wing Inspector General, speaks with other guests during the Shreveport Bossier Military Affairs Council quarterly update lun... More

Phillip Floyd, 307th Bomb Wing budget technician, stands

Phillip Floyd, 307th Bomb Wing budget technician, stands

Phillip Floyd, 307th Bomb Wing budget technician, stands in front of the 307th's headquarters building at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 19, 2019. Floyd recently became the first recipient of the Els... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Ehardt, 307th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Ehardt, 307th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Ehardt, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, configures a Conventional Rotary Launcher in the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress in preparation for the loading o... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Britten, 307th Medical Squadron

U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Britten, 307th Medical Squadron

U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Britten, 307th Medical Squadron commander, speaks during the 307th MDS change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, September 7, 2019. Britten, who took command ... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Webb, 307th Medical Squadron

U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Webb, 307th Medical Squadron

U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Webb, 307th Medical Squadron optometrist, performs a routine eye exam during a unit training assembly at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Nov. 2, 2019. Each UTA, Reserve Citizen ... More

Leaders from Air Force Global Strike Command pose for

Leaders from Air Force Global Strike Command pose for

Leaders from Air Force Global Strike Command pose for a group photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 20, 2019. Wing commanders and command chiefs from AFGSC, 8th Air Force and 20th Air Force gathered for ... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Dawkins, 8th AF commander,

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Dawkins, 8th AF commander,

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Dawkins, 8th AF commander, presents the Mitchell Award trophy to Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 343rd Bomb Squadron during the score posting event for Global Strike Challenge 2019 ... More

Lt. Col. Richard Ruliffson, 11th Bomb Squadron commander,

Lt. Col. Richard Ruliffson, 11th Bomb Squadron commander,

Lt. Col. Richard Ruliffson, 11th Bomb Squadron commander, welcomes new students to the squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 4, 2019. The students will go through a 35-week course to learn how to fly ... More

Friends and family watch retired U.S. Air Force Lt.

Friends and family watch retired U.S. Air Force Lt.

Friends and family watch retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burgess return from his final flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan.11, 2020. Burgess served in a variety of post at the 307th Bomb ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Ehardt, with the 307th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Ehardt, with the 307th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Ehardt, with the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guides a hypersonic weapon case to a trailer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Feb. 4, 2020. The case was being tested... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Marshall Taylor, 11th Bomb Squadron

U.S. Air Force Lt. Marshall Taylor, 11th Bomb Squadron

U.S. Air Force Lt. Marshall Taylor, 11th Bomb Squadron student pilot, answers interview questions at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 2, 2020. He was taking part in a video highlighting the Formal Tr... More

A Reserve Citizen Airman works on a B-52 Stratofortress

A Reserve Citizen Airman works on a B-52 Stratofortress

A Reserve Citizen Airman works on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 17, 2020. The 307th Bomb Wing's mission rolled along uninhibited despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air ... More

Preparing the future: 11th BS continues to train

Preparing the future: 11th BS continues to train

An 11th Bomb Squadron student wears a patch at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 4, 2019. The mascot of the 11th BS is Mr. Jiggs and a popular slogan is “Dressed to Kill”. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1s... More

Lt. Col. Michael Green, 343rd Bomb Squadron commander,

Lt. Col. Michael Green, 343rd Bomb Squadron commander,

Lt. Col. Michael Green, 343rd Bomb Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Ryan Decker, 343rd BS director of operations, guide a B-52 Stratofortress over the Louisiana state capitol building in Baton Rouge, May 1, 202... More

A B-52 Stratofortress and an F-15 Eagle fly over South

A B-52 Stratofortress and an F-15 Eagle fly over South

A B-52 Stratofortress and an F-15 Eagle fly over South Louisiana, May 1, 2020. Units from the 159th Fighter Wing, the 307th Bomb Wing and the 2nd BW flew over health care facilities in New Orleans and Baton Ro... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lenell Kirkham, 307th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lenell Kirkham, 307th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lenell Kirkham, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems mechanic, supervises training on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 2, 2020. Man... More

307th AMXS night flying

307th AMXS night flying

A Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 6, 2020. Night flying operations are part of routine train... More

Tech. Sgt. Eric Melton, assigned to the 307th Bomb

Tech. Sgt. Eric Melton, assigned to the 307th Bomb

Tech. Sgt. Eric Melton, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing command post, takes time for a photograph in Lafayette, Louisiana, May 8, 2020. Melton, a Reserve Citizen Airman with the Air Force Reserve, serves as fac... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Carlos Jackson, 307th FSS

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Carlos Jackson, 307th FSS

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Carlos Jackson, 307th FSS first sergeant, poses for an official photo June 18, 2020 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Jackson's decision to not skip a workout led to him saving ... More

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Aircraft

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Aircraft

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress, June 23, 2020 at Barksale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Phase inspections on the jet ... More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Russell Moyer, 307th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Russell Moyer, 307th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Russell Moyer, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations officer, interacts with Airmen from the unit June 30, 2020 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. He went to gre... More

Barksdale Training Next edges toward the future

Barksdale Training Next edges toward the future

U.S. Air Force Maj. Mark Budgeon, currently assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command, speaks about Barksdale Training Next at StrikeWerx in Bossier City, Louisiana, July 7, 2020. BTN is a comprehensive train... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Starlight Wilkerson, 307th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Starlight Wilkerson, 307th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Starlight Wilkerson, 307th Security Forces Squadron craftsman, observes a 2nd SFS member during an active shooter exercise July 8, 2020 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Reserve... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Skyler McCloyn, assigned

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Skyler McCloyn, assigned

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Skyler McCloyn, assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads a Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) ADM 160X onto a B-52 Stratofortress July 13 at Barksdale Air Force Base... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Celeste Zuniga, 307th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Celeste Zuniga, 307th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Celeste Zuniga, 307th Bomb Wing public affairs journeyman, smiles during photo training at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 15, 2020. She said early intervention by supe... More

U.S. Airmen enter a KC-46 Pegasus July 15 at Barksdale

U.S. Airmen enter a KC-46 Pegasus July 15 at Barksdale

U.S. Airmen enter a KC-46 Pegasus July 15 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The KC-46 was on site to perform its first refueling with the 307th Bomb Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Celeste Zuniga)

U.S. Airman 1st Class Destiny Perez, poses with her

U.S. Airman 1st Class Destiny Perez, poses with her

U.S. Airman 1st Class Destiny Perez, poses with her Shreveport-Bossier City Military Affairs Council Scholarship Aug. 3 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Perez attends the University of North Texas, major... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Watson, a weapons systems

U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Watson, a weapons systems

U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Watson, a weapons systems officer assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, prepares a B-52 Stratofortress for evacuation from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020. The jets were l... More

U.S. Airmen prepare to evacuate B-52 Stratofortress

U.S. Airmen prepare to evacuate B-52 Stratofortress

U.S. Airmen prepare to evacuate B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020 ahead of Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

Jeremiah Williams, Parkway High School principal, gathers

Jeremiah Williams, Parkway High School principal, gathers

Jeremiah Williams, Parkway High School principal, gathers video for a feature entitled “Where’s Williams?” on the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Williams creates a new segment each Wednesda... More

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing attend a town

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing attend a town

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing attend a town hall meeting Nov. 7 in Hoban Hall at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The town hall was a time for Col. Steven Kirkpatrick, 307th Bomb Wing commander, to p... More

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Force Support Squadron build

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Force Support Squadron build

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Force Support Squadron build a deployment tent, Nov. 7 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The squadron completes this readiness requirement every two years to ensure they are pre... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert VanHoy, Mobilization

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert VanHoy, Mobilization

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert VanHoy, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategy, Plans and Programs at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, speaks with students with the La. National Guard Youth Challen... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sabin Park, a B-52 Formal Training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sabin Park, a B-52 Formal Training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sabin Park, a B-52 Formal Training Unit student, gives a thumbs up during the graduation ceremony for FTU Class 20-02 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Dec. 4, 2020. Park served as th... More

U.S. Air Force trainee Ethan Smith, assigned to the

U.S. Air Force trainee Ethan Smith, assigned to the

U.S. Air Force trainee Ethan Smith, assigned to the the 307th Development & Training Flight, performs pushups for a PT test December 5, 2020, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The DTF program teaches trai... More

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Civil Engineer

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Civil Engineer

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Civil Engineer squadron prepare air packs for the Airmen to wear during their hazardous materials exercise Dec. 6 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The air packs are ... More

307th MSG launches new mentoring program

307th MSG launches new mentoring program

U.S. Air Force Col. Barry Crane, 307th Mission Support Group commander, hosts a briefing focusing on the new mentorship program, Jan. 9, 2021 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 307th MSG Mentorship Pro... More

Dr. Tess VanHoy, 307th Medical Squadron honorary commander,

Dr. Tess VanHoy, 307th Medical Squadron honorary commander,

Dr. Tess VanHoy, 307th Medical Squadron honorary commander, speaks with 307th MDS commander Col. Dennis Britten at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan. 10, 2021. The two attended a ceremony there honoring ... More

Secret Squirrels remain unstoppable

Secret Squirrels remain unstoppable

Veterans of Operation Senior Surprise gather at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan. 16, 2021 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the historic mission. The veterans became known as the Secret Squirrels ... More

Kevin Coleman flies his Edge 540 aircraft during the

Kevin Coleman flies his Edge 540 aircraft during the

Kevin Coleman flies his Edge 540 aircraft during the Twilight Show before the Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 17, 2019. The airshow was first held in 1933 and is a fu... More

Albert Gill poses with his grandson, U.S. Air Force

Albert Gill poses with his grandson, U.S. Air Force

Albert Gill poses with his grandson, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jacob Gill, after his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in this undated photo. Albert Gill served as a B-24 ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Phillips shows

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Phillips shows

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Phillips shows a high school student the ejector seat in the lower flight deck of a B-52 Stratofortress during a tour on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on July 12, 2016. Phill... More

Lots of legs stick out from the bomb bay of a B-52

Lots of legs stick out from the bomb bay of a B-52

Lots of legs stick out from the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress during a tour for students of STARBASE Louisiana Dec. 14, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The fifth graders got to see the jet inside an... More

A B-52 Stratofortress awaits loading of live munitions

A B-52 Stratofortress awaits loading of live munitions

A B-52 Stratofortress awaits loading of live munitions onto its latest weapons system, the Conventional Rotary Launcher, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 1. 2017. The bombs loaded on the jet were part of ... More

A member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)

A member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)

A member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Louisiana Chapter hangs in the harness used to train B-52 Stratofortress pilots safe ejection techniques on Feb. 3, 2017, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Membe... More

Two Airmen monitor air pressure gauges for a bag lift

Two Airmen monitor air pressure gauges for a bag lift

Two Airmen monitor air pressure gauges for a bag lift exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 16, 2017. A B-52 Stratofortress was lifted, for the first time since 1984, with large inflatable airbags to ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron flight instructor, boards a B-52 Stratofortress for a routine training mission at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 3, 2017. By the end of the flight... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Clark, 307th Security Forces Squadron journeyman, poses for an official photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan. 12, 2018. Born into an economically depressed area a... More

Defenders with the 307th Security Forces Squadron use

Defenders with the 307th Security Forces Squadron use

Defenders with the 307th Security Forces Squadron use simulated weapons while running through various scenarios before transitioning to real weapons during an active shooter training session at Barksdale Air Fo... More

Members of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Members of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Members of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy and the 307th Operations Support Squadron pose in front of the Claiborne Range sign at Claiborne Range... More

Staff Sgt. Brian Vermillion, assigned to the 307th

Staff Sgt. Brian Vermillion, assigned to the 307th

Staff Sgt. Brian Vermillion, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, attaches hydraulic tester to the hydraulic system inside the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress during a phase inspection on Barksdale Air... More

Airmen assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron inspect

Airmen assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron inspect

Airmen assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron inspect the running engines a B-52 Stratofortress for leaks on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. June 29, 2017. The engine run is one of the final parts of a phase ... More

Two members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders observe

Two members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders observe

Two members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders observe operations during a visit to the 93rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 6, 2017. They were part of a larger group from the DCC on a USO... More

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing apprehend

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing apprehend

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing apprehend Tech. Sgt. Starlight Lesher, 307th Security Forces Squadron craftsman, during an active-shooter exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Jan. 6, 2018. L... More

An Airman from the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron

An Airman from the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron

An Airman from the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron loads an M4 Carbine magazine prior to qualifying with the weapon at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2018. Dozens of Airmen took part in the exercise... More

Aircraft 60-051, a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to

Aircraft 60-051, a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to

Aircraft 60-051, a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, sports a new tail at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 1, 2018. The jet lost its original tail when lightning hit it toward the end of ... More

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight prepare to fuel a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 9, 2018. Fuels flight is responsible for fueling both 2nd Bomb W... More

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