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  • MXG recognizes outstanding Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Kamphaus, 307th Maintenance Group commander, congratulates Tech. Sgt. Holly Guerra for being awarded an associates degree through the Community College of the Air Force during a Commander’s Call on May 15, 2016, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Guerra was awarded a degree in

  • SERE has answers to survival

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn McBee, 305th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, instructs a group of 93rd Bomb Squadron aircrew on how to use the forest penetrator prior to Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on May 14, 2015, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. SERE training

  • Robert VanHoy promoted to colonel

    U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy, the 93rd Bomb Squadron commander, is “pinned” by his son during a promotion ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. VanHoy is a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Employers go airborne

    Civilian employers of U.S. Air Force Reserve members from the 307th Bomb Wing turn off cell phones and put in earplugs in preparation for a refueling flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 14, 2016. Members of the 307th BW nominated their civilian employers to take part in the day which

  • Clergy Day lifts spirits

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Marshall, a boom operator assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., briefs emergency evacuation procedures of the KC-135 Stratotanker during the 307th Bomb Wing’s Clergy Day at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 13, 2016. The

  • STARBASE 2.0 End of Year Celebration

    Families of local middle school students wait for the STARBASE 2.0 End of Year Celebration to begin at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, La., May 9, 2016. Students from three local middle schools were awarded with participation certificates and project awards. The carbon dioxide

  • 307th Bomb Wing welcomes its newcomers

    The 307th Bomb Wing welcomes the following newcomers for May 2016:Staff Sgt. Patrick F. Ohanlon, 707th Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Gabriel K. Martinez, 307th Medical SquadronSenior Airman Jordan Law, 707th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Jakob T. Williams, 307th Maintenance SquadronAirman

  • 2016 Defenders of Liberty Airshow

    The 2016 Defenders of Liberty Airshow brought tens of thousands of people to Barksdale, April 30 and May 1, to take a glimpse at old and new aircraft, enjoy aerial demonstrations, appreciate local vendors and stare in awe at the Air Force’s very own Thunderbirds.

  • Tech Report: The B-52 Stratofortress

    For the last 60 years, the B-52 Stratofortress has had an incredible career as the U.S. military’s main bomber. Even though it's 60 years old, it still has plenty of years of service left.

  • Airshow offers sky high entertainment

    A plane performs aerial acrobatics in front of “The Lone Star Lady II,” a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2016. Thousands of spectators travelled to the base to see a wide variety of