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  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Airman Jesse Conley of 2d Operational Support Squadron repacks a parachute, June 11. Members of Life Support and Survival Equipment recently merged to form one unit called Aircrew Flight Equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joanna M. Kresge)

    Newly formed unit stays mission focused

  • PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Master Sgt. Timothy Godwin, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team maintenance NCO-in-charge, loads rice onto a truck as Sergeant 1st Class Michael Granville spots him. The rice was delivered to 320 local Afghan families who live in the remote village of Dara. The PRT's primary mission is to rebuild Afghanistan and promote U.S. and Afghan relationships. Sergeant Godwin is deployed from the 2nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and Sergeant Granville is deployed from the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, Pasadena Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester)

    Barksdale NCO Aids Afghanistan Mission

  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Colonel Robert Wheeler, 2d Bomb Wing commander, runs a 5K through historical housing during a wing sports day held here May 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trina Jeanjacques)

    Wing Promotes Fit to Fight with Sports Day

    Members of the 2d Bomb Wing took a break from their normal duties May 22 to participate in a base wide sports day. The activity was designed to improve team work and promote the Air Force's Fight to Fight mission. The sports day consisted of a variety of team sports that took place at many of Barksdale's Services facilities. More than 450 Airmen
  • Air Show

    2008 Defenders of Liberty Air Show

  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - A contractor operates a bulldozer to tear down one of three dormitories scheduled for demolition April 25. Once the area is clear of the 23 year old dorms, the space will be expanded parking for current dorm residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joanna M. Kresge) (Released)

    Dorm Demolition

  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFPN) -- Munitions on display show the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Horstman)

    Display of might

  • Ensure safety during summer season

    The 101 Critical Days of Summer are rapidly approaching. Traditionally one of the most dangerous times of year for Air Force personnel, the 101 Critical Days begins Memorial Day weekend and concludes at the end of the Labor Day weekend. Every year, during this time frame, our Air Force loses valuable people to various types of off-duty mishaps and

  • What will that decision cost?

    As I was sitting in a college class one evening, the professor discussed the decision-making process in managing government operations. He used the term "opportunity cost." I had heard of cost-benefit analysis, pros and cons and a few other processes for decision making, but I hadn't heard of "opportunity cost." Basically he defined it as the
  • BOSSIER CITY, La. - Airman 1st Class Charles Alsobrook, of 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, pours paint into a paint tray while volunteering at the Red River Marine Institute April 10. The Airmen rebuilt recreation equipment at the facility and mentored students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joanna M. Kresge)

    Airmen renovate alternative school recreation equipment

    More than 25 Airmen gathered to assist in the Red River Restoration Project April 10 at the Red River Marine Institute in Bossier City. The group of Airmen met at 8 a.m. to construct a volleyball court and re-paint an old, faded basketball and tennis court for the students at the alternative school. The Red River Marine Institute is an alternative

  • For a time such as this

    Driving north out of Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, was hot and uncomfortable in the cab of a flatbed truck, part of a convoy delivering supplies to Tallil Air Base, Iraq, in the summer of 2003. There wasn't much to see along the road except sand and dead sheep. The only break of the seven-hour trip came at the border, where the Army briefed us on what
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