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  • Guns and Gas: Reserve Citizen Airman comes full circle with B-52

    Master Sgt. Corey Palmer fought to clear his head as he watched the B-52 Stratofortress grow larger in the window of the KC-135 Stratotanker’s boom operator station.The 914th Air Refueling Wing aerial refueling specialist volunteered for the assignment to refuel the B-52 here last week. Still, he

  • Industrial Hardware does their part to keep B-52 engines running

    Imagine ordering parts for a major auto repair shop that supplies hardware to maintain engines for 76 vehicles. Although it’s 2019, the newest vehicle in the fleet was built in 1962. Each of those 76 vehicles have eight engines, and their ability to operate is critical to national security.This is a

  • Phase inspections keep the B-52 flying

    Just like a car, the B-52 Stratofortress needs its oil changed, tires rotated and its engine looked at to keep it running and prevent future damage.

  • 20th EBS Aid in Rescue off Coast of Guam

    The B-52 is world-famous for its long-range capabilities, but during a routine flight near Guam June 25, 2018, crew members with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), La., and deployed to Andersen AFB here were tasked with a unique situation: to

  • Students get sneak peek before NATO Days air show

    U.S. Air Force Col. Brian McClanahan, the 489th Bomb Group commander, fields questions regarding the B-1 Lancer during a school tour at the Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport, Czech Republic, Sept. 13, 2017. The tour allows visiting students a sneak peek at the B-1 Lancer, the B-52 Stratofortress and the

  • Rotating Power

    Tech. Sgt. Matt Gerrits, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron armament systems specialist, lines up a 500 pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions onto a wing mounted bomb rack at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 1, 2017. Since 1999 the JDAM has achieved a 95 percent accuracy within 9.6 meters of the