307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Julian Whittington, Sheriff of Bossier City, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brent Weisner, deputy commander for the 307th Operations Group, tour the B-1 Lancer during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Showcasing the size of the Air Force's largest airlifter, a civic leader walks beneath the tail of a C-5 Galaxy during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Gary Hubbard from Hubbard Investments examines the underneath of the B-1 Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Greg Doyal of Home Federal Bank inspects the auger off of a B-1 Lancer in the engine shop at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Bases in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Cox, 307th Bomb Wing commander, talks with Larry Poole of State Farm Insurance aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker, during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Jason Bullock of JPS Aviation takes a picture of a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling a B-52 Stratofortress during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Brad Jurkovich, Senior Pastor for the First Baptist Church in Bossier City, La., (right) and Robbie Gatti, Pastor of Missions and Evangelism, feel the weight of the armor wounded warriors have to wear in the Firearms Training Simulator, or FATS, at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas, during a 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour, Sept. 1, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for the Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)

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307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour 2015

Published Sept. 4, 2015
By Master Sgt. Mary Hinson
307th Bomb Wing

BARKSDALE AFB, LA -- Julian Whittington, Sheriff of Bossier City and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brent Weisner, deputy commander for the 307th Operations Group, tour the B-1 Lancer during the 2015 307th Bomb Wing Civic Leader Tour to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 1-2, 2015. The tour gave 29 Louisiana civic leaders the opportunity to get a closer look at the mission of the Air Force Reserve during the two-day trip from Barksdale to Joint Base San Antonio and Dyess Air Force Bases in Texas. The trip included a refueling of the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer; a C-5 Galaxy and B-1 static tour; a visit to the Center for Intrepid for wounded warriors; and networking with other local community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/Released)