Student pilots assigned to the B-52 Stratofortress Formal Training Unit practice air-to-air refueling on the newly updated Experiential Air Refueling Lightweight Simulator (EARL) at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 5, 2025. EARL allows students the flexibility to train on one of the most challenging aspects of B-52 flight, even when they are off-duty.
Master Sgt. John Slaughter, a production superintendent assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, earned a spot as a semifinalist in the Department of the Air Force Spark Tank at the Pentagon on Jan. 28, 2025.
