B-52 FTU Graduates first class
Graduates of Class 09-02, pose for a class photo after graduation ceremonies at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., October 16, 2009. Class 09-02 is the first class to graduate the course since the squadron transitioned from a combat-coded unit, to the B-52 formal training unit, or schoolhouse. Graduates covered several aspects of B-52H Stratofortress operations during the course, which lasted 32 weeks and 4 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)