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July 21, 2023
Niagara and Barksdale successfully conduct EWO ACE exercise at former SAC base

The 914th Air Refueling Wing and 307th Bomb Wing teamed up to successfully conduct their first Emergency War Order (EWO) Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise utilizing a former Strategic Air Command base at the now Griffiss International Airport, Rome, New York.
July 10, 2021
LSUS, 307th Bomb Wing bond strengthened

The Louisiana State University at Shreveport Cyber Collaboratory reaffirmed their commitment to the 307th Bomb Wing by providing the unit with vital parachute testing equipment during a visit here, July 6.
March 6, 2021
PT test pushed to July, more updates forthcoming

When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5-mile run, 1 minute of push-ups and sit-ups) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three-component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous 10 – for
Dec. 9, 2020
Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
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,
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
Feb. 3, 2020
Force Support Squadrons amplify Team Barksdale

Collaboration between the 2nd and 307th Force Support Squadron has created new opportunities for active-duty and Reserve Citizen Airmen here.
Aug. 30, 2019
Laser Guided Bombs back in the belly of the B-52

Reserve Citizen Airmen and active-duty Airmen teamed up to test Laser-Guided Bomb Units on the Conventional Rotary Launcher. It is the first step in trying to use the munitions from the bomb bay of the jet. It has been a decade since they were last employed in this manner.