Reunions
Group Photo 2010 Reunion
An extremely high quality 6+ megabyte image can be seen and downloaded from Barksdale AFB Images. Thanks to Buffdr for taking and making this image available.
A Great Way to Promote a Sense of Community & Share Experiences
One of the purposes of the Association—which we take very seriously—is to promote a sense of community, of shared experience among the tens of thousands of people who’ve been a part of the history of the B-52.
You Say Reunion, We Say Rendezvous
An important part of carrying
out this responsibility are our reunions,
which we call Rendezvous. We meet every other year on even-numbered
years.
New details posted 26 September 2011:
Planning continues for the 2012 Rendezvous to be held in Dayton, Ohio,
9-12 August. The anchor hotel has been selected: The Holiday Inn
Dayton/Fairborn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, OH 45324. Accommodation
will be $99 per room per night, (plus, of course,Tax). You can make
reservations at any time by calling (937) 431-4613 and specifying “B-52
Association.” Please be sure and reserve under the name “B-52 Association”
so we get credit for the room! For those wishing to stay before and/or after the Rendezvous, the Association rates can be used for three additional nights.
The hotel is located adjacent to Wright-Patterson AFB, very close to the
AF Museum and a first-class mall. It has been a reunion favorite for years,
and has been recently renovated throughout. They’re going to be great hosts
for a great Rendezvous!
How We Select a Date & Location
Several considerations help select a specific date and site.
- We try to avoid conflicting with reunions of other organizations that our members are likely to want to attend.
- We try to pick a site that’s appropriate and affordable. Soon after organizing, it was decided to move the site around the country each time in recognition of the national scope of our membership. View map of past Rendezvous sites (.pdf) .
- Though not required, we have also tried to have some B-52 presence. We have met at both of the active B-52 bases, Barksdale AFB in Louisiana and Minot AFB in North Dakota, and at the sites of several museum and static display BUFs.
