917th Wing B-52 leaves big impression

The crew of the B-52 Stratofortress, which belongs to the 917th Wing’s 93rd Bomb Squadron, poses for a photo before embarking on a training mission that will eventually cumulate with a flyover at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport La., Dec. 27, 2010. The jet was flown by a Total Force crew of Regular Air Force members from the 2nd Bomb Wing's 11th Bomb Squadron and Air Force Reserve members from 93rd BS. The crew members were Lt. Col. Denis Heinz, 93rd Bomb Squadron, Maj. Sam Smith, 11th Bomb Squadron, Lt. Col. Chris Talbot, 93rd BS, Col. Keith Schultz, 917th Operations Group, commander, Lt. Col. Joe Jones, 93rd BS, commander, Mr. Jack Andres, Vice Chairman of Independence Bowl, and Maj. Timothy Pierce, from the 11th BS. The U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Independence Bowl 14-7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)