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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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, 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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, 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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, 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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