July 24, 2017 Barksdale Rocks! Barksdale Rocks! No, really. It’s a fact. Tracy Elms started hiding painted rocks around Barksdale to get “kids and adults off the couch” and involved in “a game of hide and seek that never ends,” according to the Barksdale Rocks Facebook page.
June 23, 2017 Making a difference in Barksdale through financial peace Financial Peace Military (FPM) is celebrating its first anniversary in Barksdale as it continues to bring hope to our Airmen and their families! Within the past year, over sixty Barksdale Airmen have attended FPM, and the military team of volunteers who have the heart to make a difference in
June 14, 2017 P.T.S.D. - Why people avoid mental health treatment The stigma of seeking help for mental health conditions exists in our general population and within the military community. Stigma can cause a person to deny symptoms, delay seeking care or stop them altogether from beginning treatment. During the month of June (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 3, 2017 Changing the lives of our Barksdale Airmen with financial peace Thirty Air Force Airmen and spouses from across Barksdale recently graduated from Financial Peace Military.This nine module course is available to service members and their families. It covers a variety of financial topics using financial author, radio host and motivational speaker Dave Ramsey’s
Nov. 29, 2016 Barksdale's privately owned firearms policy If you are interested in bringing your privately owned firearm to Barksdale Air Force Base, there a few things you should know.
April 6, 2016 Making Time for Your Airmen I originally wrote this commentary in 2013, and updates have found their way into the base papers at my two previous duty stations as I departed to my next assignments. In reviewing this message it seems relevant to re-visit as it is easy to forget among the demands competing for our attention. As
March 28, 2016 Trailblazing Women in Government: Sandra Day O’Connor Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. She was born in El Paso, Texas, March 26, 1930, but spent a large amount of her youth on her family’s ranch in Arizona.
March 3, 2016 Women’s History Month: its origin, importance The significant roles women play in our nation cannot be ignored or overemphasized. In fact, in many societies, women are defined as the foundation through which the social establishment is anchored.
March 3, 2016 Animal Bites Prevention During the month of January 2015, three animal bites were reported for Team Barksdale. A year later this number grew to five cases reported in the first month of 2016, and one of these cases was from a wild animal, the rest were domestic dogs.
Jan. 15, 2016 The Story, 25 Years later Reunions are special times to renew friendships and reminisce over our shared experiences. As the veterans of a B-52 mission affectionately dubbed “Secret Squirrel” by those who flew it 25 years ago gather in Shreveport Jan. 15-17, we will certainly jest about receding hair lines and expanding waist