Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, 8th Air Force commander, Col Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Mazzone, 2nd BW command chief, salute as Eric Fanning, Under Secretary of the Air Force, taxis into Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 16, 2014. Fanning visited Barksdale to get a better understanding of the B-52H Stratofortress mission and the history of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)
Col. Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, walks with Eric Fanning, Under Secretary of the Air Force, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 14, 2014. During his visit, Fanning explored the history of the base, received a flight brief on the B-52H Stratofortress mission and participated in a training flight in the aircraft to better understand its capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)
Eric Fanning (middle-left), Under Secretary of the Air Force poses with B-52H Stratofortress crew members before receiving a flight brief at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 16, 2014. Fanning received the briefing along with flight equipment training before his familiarization flight in the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)
Senior Airman Anthony Mitchell II, 307th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals in a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 16, 2014. Under Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning participated in a training flight aboard the aircraft during his visit to Barksdale to get a better understanding of the deterrence mission and the B-52H Stratofortress capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)