A B-1 bomber takes off from the flightline at Dyess AFB

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  • Developing the next generation of B-52 aircrew

    Becoming a B-52 Stratofortress aviator isn’t something that takes place overnight. It takes years of training, and it all starts at the B-52 Formal Training Unit at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The B-52 FTU, the sole Air Force schoolhouse for all potential initial and requalification

  • B-52 Schoolhouse pushes through pandemic

    B-52 Stratofortress Formal Training Unit Class 20-02 graduated during a ceremony here Dec. 4, the final class to graduate this year.The 93rd Bomb Squadron and 11th BS administer the formal training program and continue to supply the Air Force with a timely and steady stream of new B-52 aircrew,