• Fab Flight Series: NDI flight keeps B-52s mission ready

    After 450 hours of flight time, B-52H Stratofortress bombers are placed in a two week inspection process. While most aircraft damage is visible to the naked eye, there may be problems within the aircraft that are undetectable by sight. Airmen of the 2nd Maintenance Squadron non-destructive

  • Red Devils at Red Flag

    A bomber with fighter escorts soars over an empty desert. The entire escort banks toward the horizon responding to a call from the air operations center. Shortly after, the jets fire their missiles and the bomber opens its bomb-bay doors.For the B-52H Stratofortress bomber and other military

  • Fab Flight Series: Structural Maintenance Flight keep B-52s mission ready

    Keeping the B-52H Stratofortress in flight is no easy task. Airmen are continuously fixing and painting parts on the 60-year-old aircraft to keep it mission ready. The Airmen of the 2nd Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance flight here have a critical role in the appearance and maintenance of

  • B-52 simulator ready at all times

    The B-52 simulator plays an important role in the mission at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., by allowing aircrew to experience the real-life realm of flying the B-52 during training.The simulator provides aircrew members with a unique training advantage which gives them the opportunity to participate

  • Parts in, parts out

    A single 2nd Logistic Readiness Squadron unit maintains an around-the-clock vigilance of more than $48 million in parts for the B-52H Stratofortress.Airmen at the 2 LRS Aircraft Parts Store manage more than 700 items that are used for the B-52H and other aircraft."No parts means no flying," said