"Deterrence on Demand" unveiled
The Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lt. Gen. James Jackson poses for a picture with Brig. Gen. Thomas Clark, the Mobilization Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Col. Bruce Cox, the commander of the 307th Bomb Wing, Lt. Col. Rob Burgess, commander of the 343rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Maj. Warren Neary, Air Force Reserve Historian and artist and Technical Sgt. John Wright, a radar operator in the 307th Bombardment Group Heavy during the Reserve Officers Association National Convention in Washington D.C. Jul. 27, 2015. Jackson presented the painting "Deterrence on Demand" to Clark who accepted it on behalf of the Air Force Art Program. "Deterrence on Demand" depicts Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing generating their aircraft for a nuclear exercise with aircrew, maintainers and security forces members. The 307th Bomb Wing reached a significant milestone when it became the first Air Force Reserve unit in Air Force history to be nuclear certified, after it excelled during its initial nuclear surety inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory Steele)