The nose of a B-24 Liberator is shown sitting off the coast of the Islands of Palau in this undated photo. The nose was a part of a B-24 Liberator that was shot down on August 28, 1944. It is believed that the More
A life-sized replica of a World War I bi-plane hangs from the ceiling at the Margaritaville Resort and Casino during the 93rd Bomb Squadron Centennial at Bossier City, La., Oct. 14, 2017. The wing was activate More
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 Senior Airman Gregory Anderson, Tech. Sgt. David Fuselier, Senior Airman Stephen D. Boyd Jr., Airman 1st Class Kellie Anne Morrow, Senior Airman Randy Patrick, Staff Sgt. Johnathan Maupin, and Se More
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
A B-52 Stratofortress from the 307th Bomb Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Barksdale, La. flies over RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, before circling around to land, August 30, 2016. The B-52 redeployed to RAF Fai More
A B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Base, Texas, Air Force Global Strike Command, taxis down the runway on Sep. 5, 2016 as the first day of participation in Exercise Ample Strike 2016, an annual Cze More
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 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 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 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
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
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
A B-1 Lancer waits for flight clearance at the end of the runway on Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West Fla., March 22, 2017. Airmen from the 489th Bomb Group and the 7th Bomb Wing supported the Drug Enforce More
Earl McGuire, 307th Bombardment Group veteran, looks at storage tanks used for brewing beer at the Red River Brewing Co., Shreveport, La., March 30, 2017. The 307th Bomb Wing celebrated their 75th Anniversary b More
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
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Dyess Air Force Honor Guard wait to present the colors at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 3, 2017. Prior to the Ceremony the Honor Guard presented the colors and then posted them on stage. (U.S. Air Force pho More
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 systems specialist assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, makes adjustments to the wing hydraulic system of a B-52 Stratofortress during a phase More
An Air Reserve Technician 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 fina More
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
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jiquavious Miller, 307th Security Forces Squadron journeyman, scans the flight line at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, August 24, 2017. The 307th SFS is providing flight line se More
A B-52 Stratofortress from the 307th Bomb Wing stands at the ready following its arrival at Royal Air Force Base, Fairford, England, August 24, 2017. The B-52, along with two B-1B Lancers, are on hand to parti More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stan Frazier, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to check hydraulic lines on a B-52 Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 25, 2017. Fra More
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Keith Hester and Staff Sgt. Stan Frazier, 307th Bomb Wing crew chiefs, inspect the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, August 25, 2017. The More
A B-52 Stratofortress from the 307th Bomb Wing noses its way to the flight line at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 26, 2017. The jet was headed to do a flyover of airshows in Slovakia and Poland More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kenneth Brown, 307th Bomb Wing chaplain, speaks to a congregation of Airman in the chapel at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, August 27, 2017. Brown and the other Airman are i More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Stevick, 307th Security Forces, shows Lt. Col. Kenneth Brown, 307 Bomb Wing chaplain, around the armory at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 28, 2017. Brown was ch More
A B-52 Stratofortress heads for the runway as it prepares for take off on the first day of Exercise Ample Strike at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 28, 2017. Ample Strike is a Czech Republic-le More
An Air Force pilot flips the switch on a Scott Oxygen Tester at Royal Air Force Fairford, England. The machine tests the pilot’s oxygen mask to ensure it is working properly prior to flight for Exercise Ample More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Hawn, 489th Bomb Group commander, tests his oxygen mask at RAF Fairford, U.K., Aug. 29, 2017. Hawn was preparing to go on a mission for Exercise Ample Strike, which is a Czec More
The crew of a B-1 Lancer makes their way to the aircraft at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 31, 2017. It was the fifth day for the crew and dozens of other active duty, Reserve and National Guard Airmen par More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Branch, 489th Bomb Group crew chief, marshals a B-1 Lancer to the taxiway at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 31, 2017. The mission was part of exercise Ample Strike 2017, a Cz More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dane McKenzie, 343rd Bomb Squadron electronic warfare officer, inspects a B-52 Stratofortress prior to flying a mission from Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 1, 2017. He an More
A B-1B Lancer come in for a landing at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 4, 2017. The jet had just completed a training mission during Exercise Ample Strike 2017, a Czech Republic-led live exerci More
A B-52 Stratofortress takes off on a mission from Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 6, 2017. The sortie was flown in support of Ample Strike 2017, a Czech Republic-led live fire exercise that of More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Werchan, the 307th Operations Support Squadron commander, calls on a young student to answer a trivia question about the B-52 Stratofortress during a school tour at the Leoš Janáče More
U.S Air Force Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing, the 489th Bomb Group and the 155th Air Refueling Wing lead student tours at the Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport, Czech Republic, Sept. 13, 2017. The office of the gov More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Booker, the 343rd Bomb Squadron commander, smiles at a child peering into the cockpit of a B-52H Stratofortress during NATO Days at the Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport, Czech Republic, More
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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
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
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 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 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
Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Hubbard, 307 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance suppord specialist, hugs her son during her retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 6, 2018. He had More
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 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 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 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
U.S. Air Force Combat Arms Instructor assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron demonstrates how to load 7.62 mm rounds during annual weapons training Feb. 9, 2018 at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The range allows More
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 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 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 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
U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Freeman, a pilot assigned to the 11th Bomb Squadron, tells contestants in the 2018 Miss USA pageant about the B-52 Stratofortress during their visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louis More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrive at RAF Fairford, U.K., on a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis AFB, California, May 22, 2018. Dyess More
U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Anderson, vice commander of the 307th Bomb Wing, waves to family, friends, and fellow Airmen out of the cockpit window of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louis More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft performs a flyover during the 2018 Thunder of Niagara International Air Show at Niagara Air Reserve Station, New York, June 8, 2018. The Thunder of Niagara Air Show was More
The landing pad for the Kent Pietsch car top aerial performance parks before taking the stage on the flight line at the Thunder of Niagara Air Show, June 8, 2018, at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. The More
Oleksiy Chuakin from Amherst, New York, points out the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet to his son Victor, 8, during the 2018 Thunder of Niagara International Air Show at Niagara Air Reserve Station, New More
Spectators at the 2018 Thunder of Niagara International Air Show relax under a B-52H Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 93rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Lousiana, on display during the air sho More
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
Wreckage from a vehicle litters the median of Interstate-49 after an accident outside Opelousas, Louisiana, May 24, 2018. The vehicle hit a semitractor trailer going northbound. The driver, Jason Hesni, sustai More
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
Chief Master Sgt. Kyle Graff, 307th Maintenance Squadron suprintendent, speaks with a member of the Fairford British American Committee at Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 2, 2018. The Fairford BAC, an organiza More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Watson, 307th Bomb Wing weapons systems officer, eyes a B-52 Stratofortress as it prepares to land at Royal Air Force Fairford, Sept. 5, 2019. The aircraft was arriving there in suppor More
A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base arrives at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 5, 2018. The jet is in the U.K. in support of AMPLE STRIKE 18, a Czech-led exercise involving 19 NATO allies More
Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron download a pallet of supplies at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 5, 2019. The supplies were part of the support package for Exercise Ample Strik More
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 Maj. Greg Watson, 307th Bomb Wing weapons systems officer, eyes a B-52 Stratofortress as it prepares to land at RAF Fairford, Sept. 5, 2019. The aircraft is supporting exercise Ample Strike 2019 More
Members of the Royal Air Force Cadets, Squadron 2267, paid a visit to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 6, 2018. They enjoyed a tour of a B-52 Stratofortress, courtesy of the 343rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadro More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tony King and Staff Sgt. Alton Lyons, munitions systems technicians assigned to the 343rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, prepare munitions at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 7, 2018. The 3 More
Citizen Reserve Airmen of the 307th Maintenance Squadron and their active duty counterparts from the 2nd Bomb Wing prepare munitions at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 8, 2018. They were on hand in support More
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Keith Jackson, a crew chief assigned to the 343rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, performs pre-flight maintenance on a B-52 Stratofortress at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 7, 20 More
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
Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing conduct operations at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 11-12, 2019. The unit was on hand to support Exercise Ample Strike 19 and Exercise Cobra Warrior. (U.S. Air Forc More
The 343rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron continued its mission from RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 11, 2018. Part of the rotating bomber task force, the 343rd eBS is comprised of Citizen Reserve Airmen and active More
A B-52 Stratofortress with the 307th Bomb Wing stands ready at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 12, 2019. They were on hand to support, Exercise Ample Strike 19, a Czech-Republic led effort designed to improve int More
Early morning fog gripped the flight line at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 13, 2018. The morning sun burned off the worst of it, enabling the 343rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to launch sorties for its bomber t More
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during an air-refueling mission off the coast of Norway, Sept. 15, 2018. The purpose of the flight was to conduct the More
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 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 Staff Sgt. Jamall Fryer, 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, prepares for an early morning sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 11, 2018. Fryer, an active-duty Airman, served alo More
Airman 1st Class Thomas Riojas and Airman 1st Class Dylan Schaeffer, both assigned to the 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, gather gifts to bring to homeless veterans at the Safe Haven shelter in Shreveport, Loui More
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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
Relatives of 307th Bombardment Group Airmen whose B-24 Liberator was shot down during World War II visit their memorial at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, July 12, 2019. Several of the More
Members of the base honor guard practice before a change of command ceremony for the 489th Bomb Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 13, 2019. U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Hawn took command of the uni More