• Command Chief sprints to new assingment

    His day starts at 5:30 a.m., he cuts through the damp pre-dawn air the sound of his sneakers hitting the pavement is the only sound thats heard. He spends the rest of his day reviewing enlisted performance reports, decorations, discharge packages, physical training retention packages, going to

  • Chief Airey laid to rest at Arlington Cemetery

    Surrounded by family and friends, colleagues and fellow Airmen, the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Airey was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 28. A B-52H Stratofortress from the 20th Bomb Squadron provided a fly over during the ceremony to pay tribute to Chief

  • Maj. Gen. Carpenter takes the reins of the Mighty Eighth

    Eighth Air Force leadership changed hands June 1 when Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenter assumed command from Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder Jr., becoming the 48th commander of "The Mighty Eighth" Air Force. Gen. John D.W. Corley, Air Combat Command commander, presided over the ceremony, with Gen. Kevin

  • Team Barksdale Deploys to Guam

    Team Barksdale deployed more than 100 Airmen to Andersen Air Base, Guam May 27. The Airmen from various base units will spend four months at Andersen supporting the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific. According to 1st Lt. Warren Anderson, 2d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron troop commander, the

  • 2d Maintenance Group change of command

    The director of logistics and mission support here for the past two years took command of the 2d Maintenance Group June 2 in a change-of-command ceremony at Hoban Hall. Col. Charles Johnson succeeds Col. Steven Shinkle, who is retiring to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to work at Cooper High School as

  • Airmen salsa for Latin night

    More than 50 Latin enthusiasts showed up to support Barksdale's second Latin Night May 29 at The Stripes Club. Tech. Sgt. Nigel Skeete, 2d Maintenance Operation Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of plans, scheduling and documentation and Senior Airman Juan Lopez, 2d Force Support Squadron

  • Instructors mold Airmen: Impact future of Air Force

    This article is part one of a series over special duty assignments. As new Air Force recruits quickly shuffle off the bus in the middle of the night, an aggressive, booming voice pulsates through the normally quiet squadron. "Get over here trainee," demands a sharp-uniformed Airman wearing a dark

  • 2d MUNS bulldoze 2d LRS in 5-0 shutout

    The 2d Munitions Squadron soccer team dominated the field in a 5-0 shutout victory over the 2d Logistics Readiness Squadron May 27 at the Barksdale Fitness Center. The win improved the 2d MUNS team's record to a 3-1-1 as they progress into the season. Soon after the whistle blew to initiate the

  • Caught red-handed

    "I have the money" or "I was just getting my wallet from my car" are just a few of the common excuses Fred Acosta, Barksdale Army Air Force Exchange Service loss prevention manager receives when he catches a shoplifter red-handed. Since February, 21 shoplifters have been caught shoplifting at the

  • Defenders of liberty perform for Barksdale

    Barksdale opened its gates to approximately 225,000 individuals to attend the Barksdale 2009 Defenders of Liberty Air Show May 9 and 10. Thousands of people poured onto the flightline for the opening performance as two E TEAM skydivers soared through the sky displaying the Canadian and Prisoners of