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  • Airmen assigned to the 307th Bombardment Group pose in front of a B-24 Liberator in this undated photo. The Airmen were all part of the same crew that was shot down over the Islands of Palau on August 28, 1944. Nicknamed the Dixon Crew after their aircraft commander and pilot, efforts to recover the remains of several members of the crew are underway. (Courtesy photo)

    Long Way Home for Fallen Long Rangers, Part I

    (Editor’s Note: Ted Mikita is leading a group of private citizens on a mission to recover the remains of several fallen 307th Bombardment Group Airmen. The group believes the bodies of the fallen Long
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    Winter in July: FTU Class 19-01 graduates

    B-52 Stratofortress Formal Training Unit Class 19-01 graduated from during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 26, 2019. The FTU, comprised of active-duty instructors from the 11th Bomb Squadron and Reserve Citizen Airmen instructors from 93rd Bomb Squadron, is a Total Force Integration arrangement. All prospective B-52H Stratofortress air crew, as well as anyone re-qualifying on the aircraft, are trained by the two squadrons. The 93rd BS is an active associate Reserve unit along with the 11th BS. The 93rd BS is part of the 307th Bomb Wing, the only bomber unit in the Air Force Reserve. Retired Brig. Gen. Peyton Cole, former 2nd Bomb Wing commander, was the guest speaker for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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    New commander for the 489th Bomb Group

    The 489th Bomb Group gained a new commander during a ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 13, 2019.
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    June Long Ranger Roundup

    June was a busy month at the 307th Bomb Wing. The month in photos tells it all.
  • Phillip Floyd, 307th Bomb Wing budget technician, stands in front of the 307th's headquarters building at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 19, 2019. Floyd recently became the first recipient of the Elsie Steffany Memorial Scholarship, which will help to offset the costs of his efforts to earn the Department of Defense Financial Manager Certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

    A passion for finance: Floyd wins scholarship to advance career

    Phillip Floyd’s entire career in financial management is based on a happy accident, one that led him to be the first recipient of the Elsie Steffany Memorial Scholarship, presented to him May 28 during the American Society of Military Comptroller’s Professional Development Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
  • Representatives from the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs council present a $1,000 academic scholarship to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sara Hagmeier, 307th Maintenance Group aircraft scheduler, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 12, 2019. Hagmeier will use her scholarship to earn an associate's degree in diagnostic medical sonography. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)

    Shreveport Bossier MAC celebrates scholarship winners

          Representatives from the Shreveport Bossier Military Affairs Council were on hand here May 10 to present 20 Barksdale Airmen with educational scholarships of $1000 each.       In a letter
  • STARBASE Louisiana celebrated the 20th anniversary of their first class with a ceremony and open house at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 5, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)

    STARBASE Louisiana celebrates their past of educating the future

    In 1999, a new Department of Defense education initiative named STARBASE took root at Barksdale, with the goal of improving STEM education for local 5th graders.Two decades later, the once-small
  • A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., prepares for an operational demonstration of the Quickstrike-ER (QS-ER) Naval mine project at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 28, 219. The QS-ER project was initiated by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command as part of ongoing efforts to modernize and enhance military readiness throughout the joint forces in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    307th Maintainers help test squadron demonstrate new naval mine technology

    Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here assisted the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron in using a B-52 Stratofortress to demonstrate the Quickstrike 64-Extended
  • Gage Craig, 17, a visitor to the 2019 Defenders of Liberty Airshow from Ruston, Louisiana, performs pull-up while Tech. Sgt. Jason Castillo, a recruiter for the 307th Bomb Wing, cheers him on during the air show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 18, 2019. Castillo and other recruiters from the 307th BW set up a station at the air show to give vistors a glimpse of what a career in the Air Force Reserve could look like. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)

    307th Bomb Wing Recruits, Remembers and Educates during 2019 Defenders of Liberty Air Show

  • Photo illustration for enlistment bonus story. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)(This image was created using a fill gradient)

    Boning up on enlistment bonuses

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