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July 18, 2023
Minot Airmen preform ACE concepts at JBER

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, takes off in support of a bomber Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 14, 2023. ACE enables convergence across domains, presenting an adversary with
July 15, 2023
B-52s in JBER: Downloading

Airman 1st Class Timothy McDonald and Airman 1st Class Jordan Scotland, 69th Bomb Squadron aircraft armament systems technicians, prepare their equipment to unload a B-52H Stratofortress at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2023. The Airmen were sent to JBER to maintain the B-52s
July 5, 2023
First-ever USAF B-52 deployment concludes in Indonesia

More than 60 Airmen and two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, completed a bilateral interoperability exercise in Indonesia.
June 23, 2023
Barksdale sends aircraft to support SOUTHCOM mission

Strategic bomber missions enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe.
June 8, 2023
The Honorable Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the under secretary of the Air Force, visits Barksdale Air Force Base

The Honorable Kristyn Jones, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, performing the duties of the under secretary of the under secretary of the Air Force, visited Barksdale Air Force Base to learn more about the global strike mission.
Jan. 23, 2023
A final showdown between Barksdale’s top munition-loading crews

Each crew’s performance in this final event will have an impact on their standings for the 2023 Load Crew of the Year award.
Jan. 17, 2023
Kicking off 2023 with Barksdale’s big bomb-loading battle

Load crews compete by loading munitions onto their respective aircraft while being judged on speed, safety and accuracy.
Aug. 31, 2021
2nd AMXS loads naval mines in support of training mission

Senior Airman William Oskay, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares to transfer a MK-62 Quickstrike naval mine in support of a training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 25, 2021. The MK-62 mine is a shallow water aircraft laid mine used primarily
June 9, 2021
Mission Defense Team Provides B-52 Stratofortress Cyber Defense

The 2nd Communications Squadron’s Mission Defense Team is deployed for cyber system analysis as part of the Bomber Task Force, conducting operations out of Moron Air Base, Spain.Deploying with the BTF provides the MDT the ability to perform timely analysis of the B-52 Stratofortress’ cyber systems
April 29, 2021
412th TW integrates with 2nd BW

United States Air Force Test Pilot School students from the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, visited Barksdale to study the B-52H Stratofortress.The USAF TPS is where the Air Force's top pilots, navigators and engineers learn how to conduct flight tests and generate the data

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