• Teaching maintenance

    An Air Education and Training Command detachment here single-handedly helps to keep the aging B-52H Stratofortress fleet mission-ready and able to defend the nation.The 372nd Training Squadron Field Training Detachment 5, based out of the 982nd Training Group at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas,

  • Firefighters stay mission ready

    Firefighters from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron were evaluated during a Nuclear Surety Exercise on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 26 to ensure proper use of firefighting techniques, and the safety and protection of the equipment on B-52H Stratofortress aircraft.The NSE was held to evaluate

  • NSE tests Defenders

    Members of the 2nd Security Forces Squadron played a vital role in a training scenario on the flightline here June 26. The scenario, part of a Nuclear Surety Exercise, tested the team's ability to defend and recover a B-52H Stratofortress loaded with strategic weapons against a terrorist attack and

  • Above and Beyond

    Multiple Civil Air Patrol units from across the U.S. gathered here, to participate in a summer encampmentThe ten day encampment teaches new cadets about the rank structure of the CAP, physical training, drill and ceremonies, uniform wear and much more."The encampment is like Air Force basic training

  • Exercises demonstrate AFGSC flexibility, capability

    Air Force Global Strike Command Wings participated in two major exercises this month, demonstrating the command's flexibility and global reach while testing its tactics, techniques, and procedures.Airmen from the 2d Bomb Wing's 20th and 96th Bomb Squadrons teamed with Airmen from the 307th Bomb