307 BW graduates NCO Leadership Course

Recent graduates of the Air Force Reserve Command NCO Leadership Development Course pose for a class photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2012. The course was developed in response to the need to provide mid-level enlisted personnel with in-depth leadership and management training. This new class of thinkers, also developed leadership and communicative skills and were encouraged to accept personal responsibility for their role and contribution to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)

307 BW graduates NCO Leadership Course

Col. Jonathan Ellis, the 307th Bomb Wing commander, speaks to a group of graduates of the Air Force Reserve Command NCO Leadership Development Course at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2012. The course was developed in response to the need to provide mid-level enlisted personnel with in-depth leadership and management training. Graduates also developed leadership and communicative skills and were encouraged to accept personal responsibility for their role and contribution to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)

New program readies new recruits

Trainees with the 307th Development and Training Flight head out for a run during the Unit Training Assembly at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 8, 2012. In order to prepare for the rigors of Basic Military Training, trainees begin each morning of the UTA with an intensive block of instruction on physical fitness and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)

New program readies new recruits

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Nichols, 2nd Air and Space Ground Equipment technician, monitors 307th Development and Training Flight trainees during lunch at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 7, 2012. Nichols, a volunteer instructor, ensures that proper meal protocols are met by the trainees and quizzes them on blocks of instruction studied during the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)

Reservists complete annual weapons training

Brass and smoke pour from a M249 machine gun as a member of the 307th Security Forces Squadron fires downrange Feb. 11, 2012 at Ft. Polk, La. Airman from the 307th SFS and 307th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Engineers traveled from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. to qualify with the M249 and M240 machine guns. The range at Ft. Polk provided the distance needed for proper weapons training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ted Daigle/ Released)

Reservists complete annual weapons training

Tech. Sgt. Brian Tyler, 307th Security Forces Squadron craftsman, checks the barrel of a M249 machine gun Feb. 11, 2011 at Ft. Polk, La. Tyler served as range cadre for weapons training on the range. The barrel check was one of many safety checks required throughout the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)