307th Bomb Wing

Developing the next generation of B-52 aircrew

Becoming a B-52 Stratofortress aviator isn’t something that takes place overnight. It takes years of training, and it all starts at the B-52 Formal Training Unit at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The B-52 FTU, the sole Air Force schoolhouse for all potential initial and requalification

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307th Bomb Wing visits local schools for NATO Days 2025

U.S. Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing visited students across the Moravian-Silesian Region this week as part of community outreach efforts during NATO Days on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Faces of Cobra Warrior: 307th Bomb Wing integrates in UK bi-annual exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale, Louisiana, stand in formation during Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2 at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 12, 2025. CW 25-2 provides U.S. forces an opportunity to train alongside NATO Allies and partners in a complex, multinational

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Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter flight into Hurricane Milton Oct. 9, 2024

403rd Wing

Video by Marnee Losurdo

Oct. 9, 2024 | 2:11

The 403rd Wing's 403rd Operations Group Commander Col. Elissa Granderson was the pilot for a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Oct. 9, 2024, mission to collect weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts.

She is responsible for all matters pertaining to the operational readiness and effectiveness of the Operations Group that includes 20 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, two operational weather flights, an operations support squadron, tactical airlift squadron, aeromedical evacuation squadron, and the Hurricane Hunters, the only weather reconnaissance squadron in the Department of Defense.

The 403rd Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force video by Lt. Col. Mark Withee) More

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