Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.03.2024
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Alexander Orta, with the 2nd Maintenance Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Starkey, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, use a new Engine Pod Stand to perform a Phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands allow several maintainers to access the jet simultaneously, improving efficiency and......
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 01.06.2023
Eric Barkley, 307th Bomb Wing honorary commander, tours the 307th Maintenance Squadron munitions area at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Jan. 6, 2023. Barkley’s past volunteerism in the military community included serving as President of the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council and the Shreveport Bossier Committee of 100. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)...
Photo by Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.10.2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Elliot Broger, 307th Maintenance Squadron weapons system journeyman, tests a Guided Bomb Unit-12, July 10, 2020 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)...
Photo by Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 06.23.2020
Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress, June 23, 2020 at Barksale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Phase inspections on the jet are required every 450 flight hours. The detailed process requires dozens of Airmen and approximately 19 days to perform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)...
Photo by Master Sgt. Gregory Steele | 307th Bomb Wing | 08.20.2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Skyler McCloyn and Staff Sgt. Nathan Ehardt load a GBU-12 laser guided bomb onto a Conventional Rotary Launcher in the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 20, 2019. McCloyn and Ehardt are members of a weapons load crew assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The 307th AMXS teamed up with their active duty......
Photo by Master Sgt. Gregory Steele | 307th Bomb Wing | 08.20.2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Skyler McCloyn and Nathan Ehardt, transfer a GBU-12 laser guided bomb onto an MJ-1 Bomb Lift Truck prior to loading it onto a Conventional Rotary Launcher in the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 20, 2019. McCloyn and Ehardt are members of a weapons load crew assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Master Sgt. Gregory Steele | 307th Bomb Wing | 08.20.2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen and their active duty counterparts utilized the Total Force Integration model to test dropping laser guided munitions from a Conventional Rotary Launcher at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana August 21, 2019. This type of munition has not been dropped from the bomb bay of the B-52 Stratofortress in nearly a decade, due to safety concerns with the racking system. The......
Photo by Master Sgt. Gregory Steele | 307th Bomb Wing | 08.20.2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Skyler McCloyn, 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, reviews his checklist after loading a GBU-12 laser guided bomb on a Conventional Rotary Launcher in the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 20, 2019. The munitions would be launched from a CRL for the first time during a test flight. (U.S. Air Force photo......
