The oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2nd Bomb Wing participated in Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell's 1921 off-shore bombing test (as the 2nd Bomb Group). The wing is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Barksdale also hosts Air Force Global Strike Command Headquarters, the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force of World War II fame, and the Air Force Reserve's 307th Bomb Wing.