• Sports physicals to be held alongside health fair, Aug. 22

    The 2nd Medical Group is offering sports physicals to registered dependents ages 5 to 18, Aug. 22, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Proper documentation of a sports physical is required for all children who wish to play sports on base, in Bossier or Caddo parishes."Sports physicals are required to reveal any

  • Keeping the Buff young: aircraft structural maintenance

    At times, the B-52 Stratofortress gets weary from long missions, and it is up to a team of specialists to replenish the skin and bones of the aircraft. The 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight consists of three units: structural maintenance or "sheet metal", nondestructive inspection and

  • De-watering demolition defends against flooding

    Airmen from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight detonated explosives under two troublesome beaver dams in the east reservation on Barksdale Air Force Base, July 29.The dams, which can cause major flooding problems, are not actually where the beavers live."Beavers don't

  • First Sergeant Symposium focuses on mission, Airmen, family

    Barksdale's current and future senior NCOs sharpen their leadership skills during the 2015 First Sergeant Symposium held here July 29-31.The symposium provided information about what is expected from a first sergeant, to include duties and responsibilities and what it takes to get the job done."The

  • Gone but not forgotten: Last 307 RHS mission benefits Autistic children

    When the 307th RED HORSE shuts and locks the doors on Aug. 31, it will leave Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana with a living legacy of construction projects, both military and humanitarian, around the world for thousands to remember what it was.After being notified the unit would be inactivated,

  • Registration opens for Barksdale Half-Marathon, 5K

    Registration is now open for the 2015 Barksdale Half-Marathon and 5K.The annual race, set for Sept. 19, costs $50 for the half-marathon and $30 for the 5K, and is open to the public. Early sign-up is available and will save entrants $5. Additionally, the first 100 single Airmen who register qualify

  • Rand takes command of AFGSC

    Gen. Robin Rand took command of Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony here July 28, becoming the newest leader of the organization responsible for the nation's force of ICBMs and nuclear-capable bombers.A command pilot with more than 5,000 hours, including 470 in combat, Rand previously

  • Dental Airmen polish off residency training

    Four Airmen graduated from Barksdale's Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program here, July 24.The graduates were Capts. Tomasz Charowski, Clayte Fluke, Andrew Price and Jeffrey Steed."This accomplishment is a culmination of four years of undergrad and four years of dental school,"