U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ben Bowman, 307th Operations Support Squadron director of operations, readies a B-52 Stratofortress for takeoff, Aug. 26, 2020 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Bowan piloted one of nine jets assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing that evacuated in front of Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)