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  • 7th Bomb Wing, 307th Bomb Wing team up for award wins

    Citizen Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing and their active-duty counterparts in the 7th BW swept 8 of 18 Air Force Global Strike Command maintenance awards here this month, including four Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award winners from the 489th Maintenance Squadron.

  • 489th Bomb Group gains new leadership

    The 489th Bomb Group handed over its guidon to a new commander during a ceremony held here November 6.Col. Christopher Hawn relinquished command of the unit to Col. David Martinez at a ceremony attended by many friends, family, civic leaders, and fellow airmen.Martinez, a native Texan, is a recent

  • 489th MXS Reserve Citizen Airman wins Leo Marquez award

    Tech. Sgt. Johnny Brown doesn’t seek the limelight. He doesn’t have to, it seems to find him.  The 489th Maintenance Squadron egress technician recently won the Leo Marquez Award for 2020 for Air Force Global Strike Command.  He was also named the 489th Bomb Group’s Noncommissioned Officer of the

  • 489th Bomb Group takes first round of COVID-19 vaccine

    Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 489th Bomb Group, a geographically separated unit of the 307th Bomb Wing, took their first round of voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations here today.The vaccinations were the first to be made available to traditional Reservists of the 307th Bomb Wing, adding to the growing

  • 345th EBS takes part in Global BTF mission

    Reserve Citizen Airmen and their active-duty counterparts in the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron took part in an extensive Bomber Task Force mission yesterday, which included integrating with NATO Allies and partners’ fighter jets. The mission flew over multiple geographic regions near the

  • 345th EBS continues with BTF mission

    Members of the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron continued their Bomber Task Force mission out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2020. The total force integration unit consisting of active-duty Airmen from the 7th Bomb Wing and Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 489th Bomb Group out of Dyess

  • 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron begins BTF mission

    Three B-1 Lancers operated by Airmen of the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas arrived at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, after conducting an initial sortie in the European theater Sept. 10 in support of a Bomber Task Force mission.

  • 307th Bomb Wing commander issues COVID-19 update

    U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Kirkpatrick, 307th Bomb Wing commander, issued updated COVID-19 guidance for all unit members here today.  Below is the full text of the email. 307th Bomb Wing Airmen:As we gather for the June UTA, Barksdale and Dyess have downgraded to HPCON Level Bravo. For Barksdale

  • July Long Ranger Roundup

    The 307th Bomb Wing stayed busy during the month of July, both on and off Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.  Members of the unit met with Word War II alumni from the 307th Bomb Group (Heavy) during their reunion and learned more about efforts to find and repatriate remains of Long Rangers from