Barksdale Air Force Base

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Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights Air Force Chief of Staff Charles C.Q. Brown Jr.’s selection to Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020, and Lt. General Richard Clarke makes history as he takes command as the Air Force Academy Superintendent.

Around the Air Force: Most Influential Honors, and Historic First for AF Academy

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., as part of a readiness exercise Sept. 25, 2020.

Exercise tests Barksdale’s readiness

Admiral Richard visits Barksdale

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.

Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

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Exercise tests Barksdale’s readiness 4 days ago
Around the Air Force: Most Influential Honors, and Historic First for AF Academy 4 days ago
Admiral Richard visits Barksdale 7 days ago
2nd MXS hosts cultural day 13 days ago
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1 13 days ago

Arriving at Barksdale?

Barksdale is an award-winning base that is home to warrior Airmen of the 2nd Bomb Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, 8th Air Force, 307th Bomb Wing, and a host of mission partners dedicated to providing strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support.

For more information about what Barksdale has to offer, click here.

Veterans Health Identification Card

Veterans who are eligible and want to take advantage of in-person benefits must have a Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC).

For more information about how to get on Barksdale Air Force Base, visit the page linked here.

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ID OFFICE OPERATIONS

“Barksdale MPF ID/CAC/DEERS section is currently operating by appointment-only to mitigate COVID exposure and to operate IAW DoD Guidance. Please call 318-456-3710, Option 1 to make an appointment. CAC Pin Resets for mil/civ/contractors can walk-in between 0800-1600 for the pin reset. The “Barksdale Life – 2 FSS” Facebook page is updated when the DoD-managed system, DEERS (for CACs/IDs) is operable/inoperable. For the DoD Response to COVID-19 in regards to DoD ID Cards (CAC/USID) & Benefits, a copy of the OSD memo and FAQs, please visit: https://www.cac.mil/Coronavirus/.”