School is out for FTU Class 17-01

Lt. Col. William Fish, the commander of the 11th Bomb Squadron, presents the Meeks Award to 1st Lt’s. Jordan Alan, Sarah Graupp and Jonathan Morrison during a graduation ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Aug. 25, 2017. The trophy is awarded to the top B-52 Stratofortress crew in each Formal Training Unit class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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School is out for FTU Class 17-01

Col. Kieran Denehan, Training Operations Division chief for Headquarters Global Strike Command, recognizes the spouses of Formal Training Unit Class 17-01, during a graduation ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Aug. 25, 2017. Denehan is the guest speaker for the graduation of the eight-month long course on the B-52 Stratofortress (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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School is out for FTU Class 17-01

Lt. Col. Brent Weisner, the commander of the 93rd Bomb Squadron, presents the Lindell Mabus Leadership Award to Capt. Christopher Curtis during a graduation ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Aug. 25, 2017. Curtis is graduating from the B-52 Stratofortress Formal Training Unit and was selected by his peers for the award. He demonstrated the leadership qualities that were critical to the class’s graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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School is out for FTU Class 17-01

Lt. Col. William Fish, the commander of the 11th Bomb Squadron, welcomes the spouses of students graduating from Formal Training Unit Class 17-01 during the ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Aug. 25, 2017. Fish and his wife, Jennifer, asked the spouses to come forward to be recognized for their support during their Airman’s training and to welcome them into the bomber community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Marie Waxel, a reporter for KSLA, interviews Capt. Cody Anderson, an electronic warfare officer graduating from Formal Training Unit Class 17-01, right before a graduation ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Aug. 25, 2017. Anderson is graduating from the eight-month long course to be a B-52 Stratofortress crewmember. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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School is out for FTU Class 17-01

Published Aug. 28, 2017
By Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Lt. Col. William Fish, the commander of the 11th Bomb Squadron, presents the Meeks Award to 1st Lt’s. Jordan Alan, Sarah Graupp and Jonathan Morrison during a graduation ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Aug. 25, 2017. The trophy is awarded to the top B-52 Stratofortress crew in each Formal Training Unit class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)