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Dec. 19, 2023
How do flyovers happen?

Airmen show what it means to prepare for and execute a flyover on Dec. 16 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
July 12, 2023
B-52 Stratofortresses return to Indo-Pacific for BTF missions

Bomber Task Force missions demonstrates the credibility of U.S. forces to address global security environments that are more diverse and uncertain than ever before.
April 22, 2022
CADETS COLLABORATE IN B-52 BOMBER EJECTION SEAT REDESIGN

Cadets participated in a ‘design sprint’ with academic faculty, private industry experts, B-52 crewmembers, the Global Strike Command’s StrikeWerx innovation cell, and representatives from the B-52 System Program Office out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
April 8, 2022
Barksdale’s top load crews face off at WAMMO Fest

WAMMO Fest is a load crew competition where two teams of munitions and weapons Airmen work together to mount weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress.
Dec. 21, 2020
MacDill integrates training with Barksdale AFB B-52s

Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Dec. 15-18, 2020, to conduct integrated training with Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing.
Oct. 10, 2019
Bomber Task Force Deploys to Europe

B-52 Stratofortresses from the 2nd Bomb Wing, here, departed tonight for a Bomber Task Force deployment to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England. While there, aircrews will conduct integration and interoperability training with European allies and partners in the region.
June 14, 2019
Barksdale B-52's take part in Astral Knight 19

B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale in conjunction with forces from Croatia, Italy and Slovenia with more than 30 U.S. Air Force aircraft, executed exercise Astral Knight 2019, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and various locations across Europe, June 2019.Over 900 Airmen engaged in a joint-multinational
June 6, 2019
Love of flying: a rare reunion for pilot couple

The Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air and Space Show, brought together over 80,000 families and spectators from the Ark-La-Tex region May 18 and 19, 2019 to witness a full weekend of military and civilian aircraft performances and displays. For one Air Force family, a trip to the air show held more
April 15, 2019
2019 BTF comes to an end

More than 450 personnel and six B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned home following a short-term deployment to RAF Fairford, England, in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe, April 11, 2019. The BTF deployment enabled theater integration
March 21, 2019
B-52s in England: BTF 2019 begins

More than 450 personnel and six B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana., deployed to RAF Fairford, England, in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe, March 11 to 16, 2019.