By Master Sgt. Ted Daigle, 307th Bomb Wing / Published November 28, 2017
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Owens, National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, listens to Colonel Robert VanHoy II, 307th Bomb Wing commander, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 28, 2017. VanHoy spent the morning with Owens discussing the mission of the unit and its various organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Owens, National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, looks around the cockpit of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 28, 2017. Owens, whose flying background is in A-10 Thunderbolt II, was visiting the 307th Bomb Wing to learn more about its mission and programs. The jet Owens boarded was undergoing routine maintenance at the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Owens, National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, addresses members of the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 28, 2017. He visited with the members of the 93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Maintenance Group and 307th Maintenance Squadron to find out more about each unit’s mission. Owens is no stranger to Barksdale AFB, having attended flight training there several years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)