U.S. Senior Airman Luis Portillo, assigned to the 707th Maintenance Squadron, explains why Aerospace Ground Equipment is integral to the success of every B-52 Stratofortress Mission
Becoming a B-52 Stratofortress aviators isn’t something that takes place overnight. It takes a lifetime of training and research at the B-52 Formal Training Unit.
The B-52 Formal Training Unit [FTU] is the only B-52 pilot training unit in the Air Force and recently graduated its second set of pilots this year after eight months of training, on September 12, 2025 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
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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.
