Sept. 4, 2025 Innovation in the classroom and the cockpit: Kamen, 307th Bomb Wing, explore collaboration during immersion tour Dean Kamen, the inventor behind more than 1,000 devices, from stair-climbing wheelchairs to the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine, immersed himself in 307th Bomb Wing culture during a visit to Barksdale Air Force Base Aug. 27–28.
Aug. 8, 2021 First to Fly 2,000 Hours in F-22 Raptor Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, became the first pilot to reach the 2,000 flight hour achievement in the F-22 Raptor, August 7, 2021.