307th Bomb Wing

2022 Family Care Plan Roadshow

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bonnitha Woolfolk, 307th Bomb Wing Force Support Squadron customer support noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks with Staff Sgt. Tyler Clark and Tech. Sgt. Edward Atkins, both assigned to the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron, during the Family Care Plan Roadshow at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2022. Family Care Plans establish policies, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the care of dependent family members of Service members while they are deployed and on temporary duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Bragg)

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Command Post Excellence

Tech. Sgt. Clint Melancon, noncommissioned officer in charge of systems assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, and Lt. Col. Keith Gibbs, chief of the command post assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing stand before the command post squadron logo at Barksdale Air Force Base, Lousiana Feb. 5, 2022. These Airmen were announced as Air Force Reserve Command and Control (C2) Operations’ annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)

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B-1 Lancer Tour

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana enjoy at static tour of a B-1 Lancer, Feb. 6, 2022. The two jets diverted to Barksdale due to inclement weather at Dyess AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Celeste Zuniga)

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Alt PT Test

Senior Airman Rashad Robinson, a ground transportation specialist for the 307th Logistics Readiness squadron, holds a forearm plank position during an alternative fitness assessment at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, February 6, 2022. The core strength components offered are either one minute for traditional sit-ups, two minutes for cross-legged reverse crunches or a forearm plank held for time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kate Bragg)

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Manufacturing Excellence

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Windmann, a metals technician assigned to the 489th Maintenance Squadron, inputs data to manufacture aircraft parts at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 5, 2022. Military units across the United States have contacted Windmann to manufacture parts they are unable to access elsewhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Bragg)

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Junior enlisted all call

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Leonard Werner, 307th Bomb Wing command chief, addresses Reserve Citizen Airman during a junior enlisted all-call at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Feb. 6, 2022. At the inaugural event, Werner discussed plans for junior enlisted development and took questions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katherine Bragg)

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D&TF physical training

Constance Smith, a trainee with the Development and Training Flight (DTF), leads the flight in arm rotations, March 6, 2022 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. After basic military training, Smith will be joining the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron as a vehicle management and analysis specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Celeste Zuniga)

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301st Fighter Wing at Barksdale

A U.S. Airmen assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing prepares to launch a B-52 Stratofortress training flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 9, 2022. The routine training flight was part of the B-52 Formal Training Unit curriculum. The FTU is part of a Total Force Integration effort between the Air Force Reserve's 93rd Bomb Squadron and their active-duty counterparts in the 11th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Take off Tuesday

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron pose for a photo with Trainee Camille McCray at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 8, 2022. McCray was preparing to depart for Air Force Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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93rd BS assumption of command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Bohl gives the thumbs-up sign after unveiling his name on the 93rd Bomb Squadron’s B-52 Stratofortress flagship at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 10, 2022. Bohl assumed command of the unit during a ceremony earlier in the day. He is a Bossier City, Louisiana native who has been part of the 307th Bomb Wing since 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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307th Bomb Wing change of command

U.S. Air Force Col. David Anderson, 307th Bomb Wing commander, addresses a large audience gathered for the unit’s change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 14, 2022. Anderson replaced outgoing commander Steven Kirkpatrick who retired after 41 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)

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Flyers Fighting Fires

U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrew Teague, Maj. Tyler Wilson and Capt. Joseph Heyser, all B-1 Lancer pilots assigned to the 345th Bomb Squadron, stand near Brush 3, an emergency response vehicle, in Taylor County, Texas, May 2022. These Airmen volunteered as firefighter during the Mesquite Heat Fire, which burned 10,960 acres over a total of twelve days. (courtesy photo)

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93rd and 11th Bomb Squadron 'Murph'

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 93rd Bomb Squadron (BS) and 11th BS participate in physical training near a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana May 12, 2022. The Airmen completed a mile run, followed by 300 air squats, 200 push-ups, 100 pull-ups, and ended with another mile run. The workout, known as ‘The Murph’, was a favorite of U.S. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who died while serving in Afghanistan in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)

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Long Ranger roundup June

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason, 307th Bomb Wing public affairs journeyman, conducts media training with Maj. Heath Johnson, 343rd Bomb Squadron electronic weapons systems officer, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 5, 2022 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The training included multiple scenarios based on real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Long Ranger Roundup: July in photos

A B-52 Stratofortress with the 307th Bomb Wing, Louisiana, flies toward the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 914th Air Refueling Wing, New York, July 9, 2022. 307th BW spouses aboard the KC-135 for an incentive flight were able to view the scheduled in-air refueling during the routine training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany A. Emery)

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Long Ranger Roundup: July in photos

U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, previews a virtual reality trainer for B-52 Stratofortress aircrew at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 8, 2022. This VR trainer allows Airmen to go through flight checklists and gain cockpit familiarization. The preview was part of an immersion visit with the 307th Bomb Wing to see the mission and assets in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Airman 1st Class Drew Davis, Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, fires blank rounds from his M240 machine gun toward opposing force members while Daniel Knight, an IDLC student assigned to the 302nd Security Forces Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, engages with his M4 during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)

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307th Bomb Wing completes Water Survival Training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Bogart, 307th Bomb Wing Medical Squadron flight surgeon, is guided through a water survival exercise by Master Sgt Bon Strout, 920th Operations Support Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape flight chief, July 26, 2022 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Bogart escaped a canopy by following a seam across it from one side to the other. The exercise simulated an Airmen’s canopy landing on top of them after ejecting from an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Kate Bragg)

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Long Ranger Roundup: July in photos

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Jackson, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, put the finishing touches on an inert weapon at Barksdale Air Force, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. Jackson was taking part in a friendly weapons building and loading competition between the 307th Maintenance Group and the 2nd MXG. The quarterly event tests the readiness of maintenance Airmen and promotes esprit de corps in their respective units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Long Ranger Roundup: July in photos

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dante Espinoza, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron B-52 Stratofortress crew chief, replenishes the oxygen supply on a jet at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 20, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Long Ranger Roundup Aug. 2022

U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Catts, a chaplain assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing speaks with a seminarian at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, August 12, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Catts was on hand to answer questions about the Air Force Reserve during a recruiting event for the school. (courtesy photo)

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B-1s border the Arctic for Baked Alaskan; enhance ACE practices

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, sits on the flightline at Eielson AFB, Alaska, during the Baked Alaskan exercise, Sept. 9, 2022. During the Baked Alaskan exercise, Dyess Airmen and reserve mission partners deployed two B-1s from home station to Eielson AFB. While there, they tested fly away communication kits, conducted routine maintenance and armament reloading, and integrated with a variety of joint force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)

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307th Medical Squadron gains new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. David Anderson, Col. Daniel McPherson and Col. Dennis Britten stand on stage during the 307th Medical Squadron Change of Command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, September 10, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)

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A B-1 Lancer glistens after an evening rain at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 30, 2022. Members of the 489th Bomb Group were participating in an evening shoot for the upcoming 10th Air Force mission video. (courtesy photo by Maj. Christopher Vasquez)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paola Montiel, an engineer assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, measures the trench depth of a duct bank at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. As a directive from AFCENT, PSAB’s new containerized housing units need to support sufficient Wi-Fi access before service members can move in. The final day of duct banking marked a historic moment in the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group’s history as it was the group’s final project at PSAB since they forward deployed to the KSA in 2018 starting a tent city on an empty plot of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Pylon Loading Fixture

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron attach a pylon to a B-52 Stratofortress using the Pylon Loading Fixture at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana June 5, 2022. The PLF, invented by Master Sgt. John Slaughter, 307th Maintenance Group quality assurance chief inspector, is a modification for use with the Munitions Handling Unit-83.

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Long Ranger Roundup Sept. 2022

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Bluto, 10th AF command chief, Col. David Anderson, 307th Bomb Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Len Werner, 307th BW command chief, and Col. Christopher Hawn, 307th BW vice-commander, visit with schoolchildren in the Moravia-Silesia region of the Czech Republic, Sept. 17, 2022. The Airmen conducted several visits to area schools in conjunction with the NATO Days Airshow. (courtesy photo)

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Long Ranger Roundup Sept. 2022

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Travis Baldridge, assigned to the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron, place a munition during and Explosive Ordnance Disposal demonstration at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sept. 11, 2022. EOD technicians train continuously in order to maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware)

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Long Ranger Roundup Sept. 2022

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ty Melton, 307th Maintenance Group superintendent, present Chief Master Sgt. Len Werner, 307th Bomb Wing command chief with a going away gift, Oct. 3, 2022 in Bossier City, Louisiana. Werner is taking a position at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cody Burt)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Scott Prouty, a fireteam member assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, trains with an M4 carbine at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 24, 2022. Prouty is a Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Active-duty members and Reservists within the 378th ESFS work and train with the 1-182nd Infantry Regiment‘s Task Force Americal’s Massachusetts National Guardsmen completing the trifecta of PSAB’s Total Force protection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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U.S. Airmen with the 307th Bomb Wing prepare to conduct maintenance on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 21, 2022. Active duty and Reserve maintainers at the base work together in a Total Force Integration model to ensure the jets remain viable and ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Long Ranger Roundup: October in Photos

U.S. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing review a contingency map at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 15, 2023. Airmen from throughout the wing took part in a Basic Airman Readiness Skills Rodeo during the October Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware)

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Long Ranger Roundup: October in Photos

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Smith reacts to a spray of water from friends and well-wishers at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 4, 2022. Smith had just descended from his final flight aboard a B-52 Stratofortress. He has flown more than 10,000 hours in the jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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2022 Change of Command

Lt. Col. Gregory Watson, 343rd Bomb Squadron commander, takes command of the unit during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 15, 2022. Watson has been in service for over 21 years, and he spent 14 years in active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Celeste Zuniga)

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Next Step in Making Air Force's First Hypersonic Weapon

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcella Philips, 2nd Maintenance Group weapons standardization loading standardization crew chief, and Tech Sgt. Darrell Stewart, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron loading standardization crew member, secure the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon to the B-52H Stratofortress ejector rack, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, November 2, 2022. The ARRW is the first U.S. Air Force hypersonic weapon and is scheduled to be operational in fall of 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Ledbetter)

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Long Ranger Roundup: November in Photos

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Johnson, Jr. and Tech. Sgt. Cassey Lewing, assigned to the 307th Operations Support Squadron, brief students from Elm Grove Middle School during a STEM tour at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Nov. 17, 2022. The students learned how the use of STEM principles forwards the 307th Bomb Wing mission and keeps B-52 Stratofortress aircrew safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Long Ranger Roundup: November in photos

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, piloted by members of the 489th Bomb Group at Dyess Air Force Base, flies over a B-52H Stratofortess November 6, 2022 at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The 489th BG is a geographically separated unit of the 307th Bomb Wing, the only wing in the Air Force currently flying two bomber platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Bragg)

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Long Ranger Roundup: November in photos

U.S. Air Force Capt. Autumn Gilson, 343rd Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer give a tour of a B-52H Stratofortress to Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Mission Support Group and the 307th Medical Squadron November, 6, 2022, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The tour, spearheaded by the 307th Operations Group, was designed to help Airmen gain a greater sense of the 307th Bomb Wing mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Bragg)

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Long Ranger Roundup: November in photos

Adam Bass, a civic leader from Bossier City, Louisiana, watches a B-52 Stratofortress being refueled while riding aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker on a flight from Joint Base-Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 3, 2022. Bass and 30 other civic leaders from Louisiana and Texas took part in a civic leader tour of the 315th Airlift Wing. Civic leader tours are designed to create a better understanding of the Air Force and the Air Force Reserve mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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Long Ranger Roundup: November in photos

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Pontius, 307th Operations Group commander and family smile during his promotion party at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Nov. 4, 2022. Pontius, who joined the 307th Bomb Wing last year, was promoted to the rank of Colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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307th Bomb Wing units gain new commanders

U.S. Air Force Col. Barry Crane, 307th Maintenaince Group commander, presents the guidon of the 307th Security Forces Support Squadron to Capt. Jonathan Jopling during an Assumption of Command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., December 4, 2022. Jopling served previously as the mobilization assistant to the director of operations for the 2nd Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware)

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307th Bomb Wing units gain new commanders

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Gough assumes command of the 307th Operations Support Squadron December 3, 2022 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Gough replaced outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Charles McCoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware)

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Long Ranger Roundup: October in Photos

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Johnny Wright, assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, hugs his children Jasmine and John, in Shreveport, Louisiana, Oct. 14, 2022. Wright was one of several Airmen returning after a six-month deployment to various locations around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle

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2022 Year in Review

Published Jan. 1, 2023
By 307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
307th Bomb Wing

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. --

2022 is officially over, but it’s impact still remains. From deployments to Agile Crew Employment, the 307^th Bomb Wing made its presence felt globally. Here are links to some of the top stories from the year that was:

The 307^th Command Post takes home more awards

307^th Bomb Wing implements alternative fitness test

93^rd Bomb Squadron gains new commander

STARBASE Louisiana hosts national workshop

307th Bomb Wing gains new commander

307th Bomb Wing completes water survival training

Full-time first sergeant role makes big impact on 307th Bomb Wing

307th Bomb Wing, LRWERX, team with STRIKEWERX to innovate in-air refueling training

B-1s border the Arctic for Baked Alaskan; enhance ACE practices

B-52, party of four

343rd Bomb Squadron gains new commander