June 13, 2024 Team Barksdale highlights interoperability, ACE concept during exercise Airmen from the active-duty 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Force Reserve 307th Bomb Wing teamed up with Nebraska Air National Guardsmen and Army Reserve soldiers to practice remote refueling capabilities on a B-52 Stratofortress during the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) June 6, 2024, at
March 13, 2024 Sharpening SOUTHERN EDGE: 343rd Bomb Squadron leads innovative TFI effort SOUTHERN EDGE 24, and Air Force Reserve-led exercise, provided realistic training to enhance coordination between B-52 Stratofortress aircrews and special forces troops from the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
May 15, 2022 307th Bomb Wing gains new commander Col. David Anderson took command of the 307th Bomb Wing during a ceremony here May 14.
Jan. 25, 2022 Executing mission, fostering innovation, making history: Barksdale’s first ACE exercise Conducting the bomber ACE operations provided an opportunity for Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to apply and practice strategic maneuvers designed to operate not just at U.S. and ally military installations, but nearly any austere airfield worldwide.
Aug. 20, 2021 343rd Bomb Squadron participates in unique Red Flag exercise Members of the 343rd Bomb Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit, integrated with the 20th Bomb Squadron, an active-duty unit, to participate in Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, earlier this month.Red Flag exercises typically bring together several coalition forces and U.S. service
Feb. 11, 2021 Seeing Double: Barksdale CP notches second big award The Barksdale Command Post leveraged the strength of its active-duty Airmen and Reserve Citizen Airmen to win its second Air Force-wide award in a row.
Dec. 5, 2020 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,
Oct. 15, 2020 B-52 elephant walk B-52H Stratofortresses from the 2nd Bomb Wing line up on the runway as part of a readiness exercise before taking off. The 2nd Bomb Wing conducts exercises to ensure the ability to present uncompromising combat capacity.
Aug. 4, 2020 The Next Big Thing? Barksdale Training Next edges toward the future Maj. Mark Budgeon developed Barksdale Training Next as a comprehensive training system to help individualize instruction for B-52 students while helping instructors improve training through data gathering and analysis.
July 13, 2020 Revolutionizing Aircrew training through virtual reality A new virtual reality trainer is one step closer to potentially transforming the way B-52 Stratofortress student pilots train for combat. The Virtual Reality Procedures Trainer, released during a milestone demonstration of its capabilities July 7 at StrikeWerx in Bossier City, Louisiana, may even