• Just in time: Airman returns from overseas minutes before son's birth

    Staff Sgt. Darryal Elliott Jr., 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels mobile distribution NCO in charge, and his wife, Latonya, welcomed their newborn son Aug. 4, at Willis-Knighton Pierremont, Shreveport, La.The couple had been friends for about 10 years before tying the knot. They dated off and

  • Chaplain: Suicide not superficial

    In 2013, more than 41 thousand suicides were reported nationwide, translating to one suicide every 13 minutes.September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and the 2nd Medical Operations Squadron reminds Airmen to be on the lookout for warning signs and help a fellow wingman.Capt.

  • Can you bench a B-52?

    The Senior Airman Bell Fitness Center staff recently introduced a challenge that brings the colossal size of the B-52 Stratofortess from the flightline into the weight room.Bench a B-52 is an incentive program to encourage and motivate Team Barksdale to reach new fitness goals. The goal is to bench

  • Barksdale softball team hits it out of the park

    The Barksdale Air Force Base softball team had the odds stacked against them in the United States Specialty Sports Association Military World Tournament Aug. 6-9, Columbus, Georgia, because of limited practice time and the loss of key players. Despite adversity, the team pulled together and placed

  • Meet your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Nuclear Maintenance Team

    The Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and security forces competition with units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard. Through competition and

  • BUFF staying busy at 60

    B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale's 96th Bomb Squadron recently showcased the aircraft's prowess in a wide range of missions by participating in a joint large force exercise known as Boar's Nest in Georgia, a Carrier Strike Group exercise off the coast of California and a bombing competition in

  • Meet your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Conventional Bomb Build Team

    The Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and security forces competition with units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard. Through competition and

  • Families welcome their Airmen home after Guam deployment

    Active-duty and reserve Airmen returned home Aug. 24, following a six-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of Continuous Bomber Presence operations.Air Force Global Strike Command's deployment of long-range heavy bombers to Andersen AFB, demonstrates the command's ability to

  • Barksdale, Tinker partnership repairs chronic B-52 fuel leak

    A Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, B-52 Stratofortress' chronic fuel leak brought Barksdale maintainers and Tinker AFB, Oklahoma., aircraft technicians together over the last five weeks to resolve the problem.The Minot tail, 61-028, was grounded July 23 for a thorough investigation into its fuel