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Barksdale AFB 340th Weapons Squadron

Barksdale AFB 340th Weapons Squadron poster art.

The 340th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the USAF Weapons School. It is stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 340th is assigned to the 57th Wing, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The mission of the squadron is to provide Boeing B-52 Stratofortress instructional flying.

Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 7.3 miles from Shreveport, Louisiana. The host unit at Barksdale AFB is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.