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Dog tags make final journey home to WWII veteran
A gathering of friends, family and Mighty Eighth Airmen made way as the guest of honor slowly approached the front of the stage. Raymond Odom, a 93-year-old World War II veteran, sat patiently in a large chair on stage as he waited for the unveiling of a memento he lost while serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces in England more than 70 years ago.
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2/06
2017
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The force behind the bombers of Global Thunder 17
The 608th Strategic Operations Squadron and Task Force 204 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., provide the behind-the-scenes connectivity that support the nuclear bomber and reconnaissance generations for exercise Global Thunder 17.
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11/07
2016
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Fifty-second Eighth Air Force commander departs, new leader takes helm of bomber force
Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere assumed command of Eighth Air Force, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike and Task Force 204 from Maj. Gen. Richard Clark during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale AFB, La., Oct. 4, 2016.
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10/04
2016
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Eighth Air Force hosts German commander
German air force Lt. Gen. Joachim Wundrak, commander of German Air Operations Command, visits Barksdale AFB, La., where he received a tour of a B-52 Stratofortress, the 608th Air Operations Center and B-52 weapons systems and load trainers.
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8/22
2016
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Eighth Air Force bomber presence felt in Indo-Asia Pacific
The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to U.S. bombers. For more than a decade, the U.S. military has maintained a deployed strategic bomber presence in the Pacific, focused on enabling regional security and stability. To sustain that presence, Eighth Air Force, historically known as “the Mighty Eighth,” provides combatant commanders with the
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8/12
2016
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