• New director takes CDC reins

    Tameko Thomas, known to many as Ms. T., is dedicated to the education and development of military children and to providing their families with a much-needed support system, something she's been doing for more than 17 years.As the new director of Barksdale's Child Development Center, she'll get the

  • Barksdale unit wins DOD-level award, tops 1,640 agencies

    When striving for excellence is the expectation for all Airmen, standing out in the Air Force is quite an accomplishment. One Barksdale squadron has found a way to make this happen in resounding fashion.The 2nd Force Support Squadron was chosen above more than 1,640 Department Of Defense agencies to

  • 2014 Consumer Confidence Water Quality Report for Barksdale AFB

    Barksdale AFB purchases water from the Shreveport Water System.  Shreveport gets their water from the Cross Lake Watershed (area which is drained by streams flowing to the lake) which consists of about 260 square miles of land, of which roughly two-thirds is located in Caddo Parish and one-third is

  • Memorial Day 2015: Remembering our heritage

    Strikers,Memorial Day weekend is so much more than a signal of summer's approach--It focuses the Nation on the heroes who died while serving in this great country's armed forces.  The first official Memorial Day observance was held at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868 to honor and decorate

  • Barksdale B-52s participate in U.S. Central Command exercise

    Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La., returned May 18, 2015, from a 30-plus hour, 14,000 mile nonstop mission to the U.S. Central Command area of operations to participate alongside Jordanian and other multinational forces in Exercise Eager Lion

  • AtHoc delivers emergency notifications regardless of location

    If severe weather approaches or a hazardous situation occurs, there is a system to alert and provide critical information to base personnel in a short period of time.The AtHoc Installation Warning System is an internet- based program that sends out mass alerts during critical occurrences.

  • New facility streamlines 2nd MSG operations

    Airmen can now complete much of their processing in and out of Barksdale Air Force Base, as well as utilize many support agencies, from one central location.The 2nd Mission Support Group hosted a tour here May 14, signaling the grand opening of the new building, which houses the 2nd Contracting