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  • 2nd SFS Airman awarded Kaleth O. Wright Excellence in Leadership Scholarship

    2nd SFS Airman awarded Kaleth O. Wright Excellence in Leadership Scholarship

    An Airman from the 2nd Security Forces Squadron was selected as the first ever recipient of the Kaleth O. Wright Excellence in Leadership Scholarship, an honor given on behalf of the Air Force Sergeants Association in conjunction with Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa.
  • Barksdale’s own wins 2020 Notary of the Year

    Barksdale’s own wins 2020 Notary of the Year

    One of Barksdale’s own has been nationally recognized through his embodiment of service before self by winning the 2020 Notary of the Year award.
  • Recipients of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Alternate Dispute Resolution Team Award pose for a photo with Overton Brooks Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and 2nd Bomb Wing leadership at Overton Brooks VAMC in Shreveport, La., April 14, 2020.

    2nd BW and Overton VA EO celebrate joint award win

    Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing Equal Opportunity (EO) office alongside the Overton Brooks Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and earned the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team Award.
  • Three U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks drive down a road during Exercise Pegasus Forge at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 11, 2020. The event took 45 days in the field leading up to the last full day filled with a fires coordination exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lillian Miller)

    Army and Air Force in sync for Pegasus Forge

    Soldiers of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division combined forces with Airmen of the 96th Bomb Squadron for Pegasus Forge 5.5, a training event that took place at Fort Hood, Texas.

  • Mack’s bayou cleanup effort

    Barksdale has a problem with trashy bayous. Main base is surrounded by two waterways: Mack’s Bayou and Cooper’s Bayou. Not only does trash and debris accrue from littering on base, but trash filled water enters Barksdale from a drainage basin that originates in the surrounding Bossier City neighborhoods and commercial areas. Cleanup efforts help to reduce trash accumulation, but it is a continuous problem.
  • Sediment polluting our waters

    Sediment polluting our waters

    When you see muddy tire tracks on the street, what is the first thing you think of? Maybe you think of off-roading on the weekends, or maybe it reminds you of how muddy it is from recent rain events. The last thing you might think of is mud and sediment as pollutants.
  • Airman gives a speech in front of a power point presentation.

    The Next Big Thing? Barksdale Training Next edges toward the future

    Maj. Mark Budgeon developed Barksdale Training Next as a comprehensive training system to help individualize instruction for B-52 students while helping instructors improve training through data gathering and analysis.
  • During the COVID-19 health crisis the Barksdale chapel has continued its services while implementing various procedures and standards that comply with Department of Defense and State government instructions. This graphic was created as a title page for "Rising up: Barksdale chapel takes on new challenges".(U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Rising up: Barksdale chapel takes on new challenges

    All around the United States military, many units altered their standard operating procedures to overcome and provide services during the current health crisis. Barksdale’s chapel team is no exception.
  • 96th BS Honors retired Col. Corbisiero

    96 BS honors retired Col. Corbisiero

    Airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron conducted a funeral flyover in memory of retired Air Force Col. John V. (“Giovanni”) Corbisiero, during his internment July 31, 2020, at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colo.
  • Remembering a 101-year-old legacy

    Remembering a 101-year-old legacy

    A memorial service was held on base to remember and pay tribute to the life-long service and legacy of the director of retiree affairs for Barksdale, July 31, 2020. Retired Col. Steven L. dePyssler, who served 38 years in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Air Force, and the past 41 years volunteering with the retiree affairs department, passed away July 25, 2020.
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