• 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

  • Meet your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Nuclear, Conventional Load Teams

    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 the Air National Guard. Through competition and

  • CDC revamps classroom to improve child development

    The Barksdale Air Force Base Child Development Center East held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new gross motor skills classroom here, Aug. 20.The new classroom provides the opportunity for children to develop their major muscle groups and gross motor skills during extreme weather

  • Barksdale congratulates newest staff sergeants

    More than 220 members of Team Barksdale were selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant Aug. 20.Air Force officials selected 13,269 of 39,260 eligible senior Airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 33.8 percent this year.The average total score for those selected was

  • No more free rides: AADD reconstructs framework

    Once a program has been in place for an extended period of time, its original focus can sometimes become blurred. Changes are sometimes necessary in order for the program to remain effective and productive. Airmen Against Drunk Driving found themselves in a similar situation, seeking a