• MSG extinguishes flames

    Seven squadrons from the 2d Mission Support Group gathered at the softball fields on the East side June 12 to compete in Barksdale's Fireman Muster Competition. The Fireman Muster is a fire department competition which consisted of several events including a dummy drag, hose joust, midnight alarm

  • Club membership open to all Airmen

    Airmen can sign up for the Barksdale Club now until August 15 for as low as $2 a month to receive many new benefits. When Airmen apply for the membership at the Barksdale Club the first three months are free and first six months are with zero percent introductory annual percentage rate. Airmen

  • AAFES makes the grade: Barksdale students recieve free stuff

    Young shoppers at Barksdale's Base Exchange are being rewarded for their good grades. According to the Department of Defense, children of active duty military personnel attend, on average, six to nine different school systems from Kindergarten to 12th grade. As a military command with a motto of "We

  • 2d Bomb Wing commander and vice swear in as City Marshals

    Col. Steven Basham, 2d Bomb Wing commander, and Col. Gerald Hounchell, 2d Bomb Wing vice commander, received an honorary Marshal badge from the Bossier Parish City Marshal June 5.A City Marshal delivers summons and provides security for the Bossier City area. City Marshals are important to

  • Barksdale hosts Fire Officer III class

    The Barksdale Fire Department hosted instructors from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Fire Academy along with 12 Department of Defense firefighters to take part in a 10-day course June 2. Two instructors from the Goodfellow Fire Academy take to the road to teach the course where there is a demand

  • Instuctor's effort produces effective leaders

    This article is part two of a series over special duty assignments. Barksdale's 2d Mission Support Group's Airmen Leadership School instructors focus their efforts on maintaining the highest degree of Air Force Core Values while assisting senior airmen in becoming the future leaders of the military

  • Booster Clubs Battle it out

    Barksdale hosted its first Battle of the Booster Clubs Bowling Competition June 4 at Barksdale Lanes. The Battle of the Booster Clubs is a nine-week long league, designed to give individuals the opportunity to earn money for their respective squadrons. "I wanted to participate in the Battle of the

  • Airmen's hearts bleed blue

    Fourteen Shreveport homes were given the Air Force treatment by teams of volunteers from Barksdale as they participated in Paint Your Heart Out Shreveport June 6. Teams from various base organizations and Shreveport businesses were assigned a house to paint, and were judged on the home's final

  • Barksdale dental residency graduates last "B" class

    The 2d Dental Squadron is hosting an advanced education in general dentistry residency graduation June 16 at the Barksdale Club. The AEGD residency is a highly competitive one-year, post-doctorate training program for active-duty Air Force dentists held at the 2d DS Clinic. Residents receive