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  • 2nd MSG welcomes new commander

    2nd MSG welcomes new commander

    The 2nd Mission Support Group welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale, July 10, 2020. With their masks donned, audience members watched as Col. Randy Whitecotton assumed command of the 2nd MSG from Col. Sara Ann Custer. Col. Michael Miller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, officiated the ceremony and led the symbolic change of leadership by the passing of the 2nd MSG guidon from the outgoing commander to the incoming.
  • Col. Erich W. Schroeder, right, incoming 2nd Medical Group commander, receives the guidon from Col. Michael A. Miller, left, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10, 2020. The passing of the guidon symbolizes a transfer of command.

    2nd MDG welcomes new commander

    The 2nd Medical Group welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale, July 10, 2020.
  • 2nd OG Change of Command

    2nd OG Change of Command

    The 2nd Operations Group welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale, July 2, 2020. With their masks donned, audience members watched as Col. Matthew McDaniel assumed command from Col. David Gordon. Col. Michael Miller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, officiated the ceremony and led the symbolic change of leadership by the passing of the 2nd OG guidon from the outgoing commander to the incoming.
  • Senior Airman Destiny Jarvis, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office personal property counselor, poses for a photo in the new River’s Edge Welcome Center at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 29, 2020.

    2nd BW opens River’s Edge Welcome Center

    The 2nd Bomb Wing opened a new welcome center for all incoming Barksdale Airmen and their families June 29, 2020.
  • Volunteering: Making it your own

    Volunteering: Making it your own

    A drunken tragedy is possibly averted because a safe ride home is only a phone call away, a neglected dog is given a second chance in a new home and a struggling family won't have to go to bed hungry tonight; but what do these moments all have in common? The commonality between them is that some Airmen stepped up to transform a harrowing story into one of hope through volunteering. However, assisting others is not the only element that can come out of volunteering.
  • Tech. Sgt. Tom Parsons, 2nd Mission Support Group executive assistant, hands out sanitizing wipes at the commissary at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 24, 2020. The Barksdale commissary has implemented a number of safety guidelines to stop the spread of germs, including: sanitizing registers and door handles more frequently than normal, marking lines on the floor to ensure people keep a six foot distance and even making routine intercom announcements to remind customers of common health guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Barksdale is no longer for official business only

    Barksdale Air Force Base will no longer operate only for official business and will implement changes to the installation policy guidance that removes some limitations from groups associated with the base, including military retirees.
  • A B-52H Stratofortress and an F-15 Strike Eagle fly over South Louisiana, May 1, 2020.

    Assembling a Flyover

    The men and women of Barksdale showed their appreciation to healthcare workers of Louisiana by performing a flyover of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, May 1, 2020.
  • Planes don’t fly without fuel

    Planes don’t fly without fuel

    Barksdale houses the largest fuel storage capacity in all of Air Force Global Strike Command, which not only keeps the B-52H Stratofortress in the air, but also keeps the rest of the 2nd Bomb Wing moving.
  • Getting down and dirty

    Sustaining & maintaining

    Since the early 1930’s, Barksdale has persistently progressed from its humble beginnings as a cotton field in the middle of Northwestern Louisiana, to its current embodiment as the nerve center of the nation’s deterrent force. Barksdale Airmen take care of the mission, but who takes care of the base? The unit responsible for the sustainment and maintenance of $5.9 billion worth of infrastructure on the installation is the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron operations flight.
  • Tech. Sgt. Tom Parsons, 2nd Mission Support Group executive assistant, hands out sanitizing wipes at the commissary at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 24, 2020. The Barksdale commissary has implemented a number of safety guidelines to stop the spread of germs, including: sanitizing registers and door handles more frequently than normal, marking lines on the floor to ensure people keep a six foot distance and even making routine intercom announcements to remind customers of common health guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    2nd BW Airmen step up to help commissary workers

    It’s an Air Force core value to place service before self and at Barksdale you don’t have to look very far to see that value in action. In the wake of Barksdale’s public health emergency, Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing have stepped up to assist commissary workers in efforts to keep the store stocked and sanitized.
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