Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic visits Barksdale

Dr. Alexandr Vondra is fitted with a helmet and oxygen mask prior to an incentive flight on a 93rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Vondra is the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic and received a tour of Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic visits Barksdale

Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, speaks to the attendees during the opening ceremonies of the NATO Days in Ostrava photo display in the Barksdale Global Power Museum, Nov. 21, 2012, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Viewing of the display is free to the public and is open until Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic visits Barksdale

Government officials and civic leaders from the Czech Republic are greeted by members of the Air Force Global Strike Command and 307th Bomb Wing, Nov. 20, 2012, Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, La. The group accompanied the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic during his visit to the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic visits Barksdale

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Jones, 307th Bomb Wing vice commander, greets Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, during his arrival on Nov. 20, 2012, Shreveport, La. Vondra visited the Shreveport area and received a tour of Barksdale Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Sandia National Laboratories executives visit Barksdale

Sandia National Laboratories chief weapons engineer Dr. Bruce Walker, tours a 93rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2012. Sandia's primary mission is ensuring the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe, secure, reliable, and can fully support the Nation's deterrence policy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

Sandia National Laboratories executives visit Barksdale

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Gootee, 93rd Bomb Squadron director of operations, shows members of the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) the bomb bay of a 93rd BS B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2012. Dr. Jerry McDowell, SNL executive vice president, Dr. Bruce Walker, SNL chief weapons engineer, and Dr. James Handrock, director of New Mexico Weapon Systems Engineering Center, visited Barksdale as part of a collaboration with the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)