Maintainers perform a walk around a B-52 at Base X at the beginning of their shift Dec. 9. Airmen were tasked to re-generate four B-52s at a simulated forward operating location as part of an Air Combat Command directed conventional operational readiness inspection here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Airman Martin Apodaca, 2d Civil Engineer Squadron, returns to his fire truck after responding to a ground emergency at Base X during a conventional operational readiness inspection here Dec. 9. Barksdale is currently undergoing an Air Combat Command inspection to generate aircraft and rapidly deploy its personnel and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Airman 1st Class Matthew Turco and Senior Airman Justin Hamby, both assigned to the 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, discuss and annotate information on an aircraft maintenance form during a conventional operational readiness inspection Dec. 9. Airmen work around the clock to re-generate B-52H Stratofortresses at Base X, a simulated forward operation location, as part of an inspection to determine the bases readiness to rapidly deploy assets and personnel anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Staff Sgt. Steven Cradic, 2d Maintenance Squadron quality assurance, looks for lose or missing rivets on a B-52H Stratofortress here Dec. 9. Sergeant Cradic was deployed to Base X, a simulated forward operating location, during Barksdale’s conventional readiness inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Weapons are lined up on a flatbed trailer ready to be loaded onto B-52s at Base X during a conventional operational readiness inspection here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Staff Sgt. Ben Norton, 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, works to re-generate a B-52 at Base X Dec. 9. Airmen work around the clock to re-generate B-52H Stratofortresses at Base X, a simulated forward operation location, as part of an inspection to determine the bases readiness to rapidly deploy assets and personnel anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Airmen prepare pylons to load weapons on a B-52 at Base X, a simulated forward operating location, during Barksdale’s conventional readiness inspection Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
A group of weapons loaders transport a weapon to be loaded in the bomb bay of a B-52 at Base X, a simulated forward operating location, during Barksdale’s conventional readiness inspection Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Maintainers gather in front of a B-52 at Base X at the beginning of their shift Dec. 9. Airmen at the simulated forward operating location on base were tasked to re-generate aircraft as part of a conventional operational readiness inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)(RELEASED)
Tech. Sgt. Anthony Fennel, 2d Maintenance Squadron, opens a panel on a B-52 Stratofortress for maintenance while Senior Airman Matthew Thibodeaux, also from the 2d MXS, references technical data. Both Airmen were working to generate an aircraft to complete a conventional operational readiness inspection sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco) (RELEASED)
Airmen from the 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron place a faulty B-52 engine cowling onto a rack for removal during a conventional operational readiness inspection. The CORI ran from Dec. 7-14 and measured the 2d Bomb Wing?s ability to deploy to a forward operating location in support of global contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco) (RELEASED)
Airmen from the 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure connections on a replacement B-52 engine cowling during a conventional operational readiness exercise at Barksdale. The CORI measured the 2d Bomb Wing?s ability to deploy to a forward operating location in support of global contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco) (RELEASED)
Airman Jake Korthas, 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, applies grease to the locks of a new B-52 engine cowling during a conventional operational readiness exercise at Barksdale. Airmen generated several aircraft to highlight their capability to support global contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco) (RELEASED)