• Airmen, spouses attend Caring for People Forum

    More than 100 Airmen and spouses attempted to change the Air Force culture during the Caring for People Forum at Hoban Hall here May 20.The forum, held annually at Air Force level, is an opportunity for bases to bring issues to the attention of those that can make a difference.This event marks the

  • Barksdale joins national 'Click it or Ticket'

    The 2nd Security Forces Squadron will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates for the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat-belt enforcement mobilization May 23 - June 5. During the mobilization, officers will be cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their

  • Law Day: 8th graders argue like defense attorneys

    Members of the 2nd Bomb Wing Legal office traveled to Green Acres Middle School in Bossier City, La., May 11, to provide students with a lesson on the law as a part of Law Day 2011, an annual event sponsored nationally by the American Bar Association.In the late 1950s, the ABA and President Dwight

  • Barksdale Airmen honor, welcome home WWII veterans

    Airmen from Barksdale, home of Air Force Global Strike Command, along with citizens from the Shreveport and Bossier City community welcomed World War II veterans home from their trip to Washington D.C. at the Shreveport Regional Airport May 12.Barksdale's Honor Guard was there to honor the

  • B-52H reaches aviation milestone

    Fifty years ago, the Air Force delivered a devastating, long-range, multi-role bomber to its fleet--the B-52H Stratofortress. May 9 marked the 50th Anniversary of operational service by the B-52H, a milestone in Boeing and aviation history.From entering the skies to combat Soviet tensions during the

  • 2 CES begins Rickenbacker Avenue construction project

    The 2 Civil Engineer Squadron began reconstructing the road on Rickenbacker Ave. in front of the Barksdale Fitness Center May 9.Construction crews will be adding drainage structures, which will prevent high-water conditions on Rickenbacker Ave. and improve motor vehicle safety. To mitigate traffic