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STARBASE Class Rocket Launch

A student successfully launches a rocket on Sept. 3, 2020, Bossier City, Louisiana. A group of Barksdale Air Force Base homeschoolers spent the day building and launching rockets during a class hosted by STARBASE.
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STARBASE Class Rocket Launch

A student attaches the ignition wires to the motor of a model rocket prior to launch on Sept. 3, 2020, Bossier City, Louisiana. Barksdale Air Force Base homeschoolers spent the day building and launching rockets during a rocketry class hosted by STARBASE.
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STARBASE Class Rocket Launch

STARBASE hosted a rocketry class for a group of Barksdale Air Force Base homeschoolers on Sept. 3, 2020, Bossier City, Louisiana. The students were tasked with assembling a model rocket and successfully launching it.
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Long Ranger Roundup: September in Photos

A Barksdale Air Force Base home school student holds up an intact egg after a successful model rocket launch Sept. 3, 2020 in Bossier City, Louisiana. STARBASE Louisiana instructors helped the students design, build and launch the rockets. STARBASE, sponsored by the 307th Bomb Wing, is a Department of Defense program that helps students gain knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. (U.S. Air Force photo by Greg Steele)
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Lt. Col. Aaron Hedrick

Lt. Col. Aaron Hedrick poses for his official photo as the 93rd Bomb Squadron commander at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Long Ranger Review: 2020 in Photos

B-52 Stratofortress bombers depart from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020 ahead of Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall. The 307th Operations Group used the natural disaster as a training opportunity, exercising its ability to quickly regenerate aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Hurricane Laura evacuation

U.S. Airmen prepare to evacuate B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020 ahead of Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Hurricane Laura evacuation

A lone B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing sits on the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020. It was one of the last of the unit’s bombers to leave ahead of Hurricane Laura’s arrival the following morning. By Aug. 29, all of the unit’s jets had returned to Barksdale AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Hurricane Laura evacuation

A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit touches the wingtip of a B-52 Stratofortress as it taxis for takeoff at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020. The jet was being evacuated ahead of Hurricane Laura’s impending arrival. The storm, which hit Louisiana’s coast with winds of 135 mph, still packed gusts of 50 mph when it arrived at Barksdale AFB Aug. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Hurricane Laura evacuation

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Wolf, a pilot assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, begins preparing for takeoff aboard a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020. Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm, hit Louisiana Aug. 27, and forced an evacuation of the bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Hurricane Laura evacuation

U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Watson, a weapons systems officer assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, prepares a B-52 Stratofortress for evacuation from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020. The jets were leaving ahead of an anticipated strike by Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm that hit Louisiana the following morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Long Ranger Roundup: August in photos

U.S. Airmen prepare to evacuate B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020 ahead of Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Long Ranger Roundup: August in photos

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)
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Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Laura

Maj. David Gentile, WC-130J pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, flies towards the sunset after a pass through Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 25, 2020. The 53rd WRS operates out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and plays an important role in the forecasting of tropical systems by flying directly into storms and collecting atmospheric data satellites cannot reach, improving the area of impact forecast by up to 25 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)
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Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Laura

Maj. Kimberly Spusta, aerial reconnaissance weather officer for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, talks with the loadmaster across from her during a flight into Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 26, 2020. The 53rd WRS operates out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and plays an important role in the forecasting of tropical systems by flying directly into storms and collecting atmospheric data satellites cannot reach, improving the area of impact by up to 25 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)
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Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Laura

1st Lt. Tim Viere, a pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, flies through the eye of Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 25, 2020. The 53rd WRS operates out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and plays an important role in the forecasting of tropical systems by flying directly into storms and collecting atmospheric data satellites cannot reach, improving the area of impact by up to 25 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)
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Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Laura

Capt. Julie Fantaske, a navigator for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, jots down notes during a flight into Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 25, 2020. The 53rd WRS operates out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and plays an important role in the forecasting of tropical systems by flying directly into storms and collecting atmospheric data satellites cannot reach, improving the area of impact by up to 25 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)
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Long Ranger Resilience: When a door closes, a window opens

U.S. Air Force Col. David Anderson, 307th Operations Group commander at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Long Ranger Roundup: August in photos

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jennifer Faulk, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron armament systems mechanic drives a Munitions Handling Unit (MHU) 83 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 22, 2020. Faulk was taking part in routine weapons loading certification as part of the unit's ongoing readiness training. Loaders in the unit must certify twice a year on loading various munitions available to the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Long Ranger Roundup: August in photos

Members of the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron open the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 22, 2020. They were preparing the jet as part of a routine weapons loading certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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