• Resident council formed to strengthen community

    Barksdale Family Housing has formed a resident representative council to represent Airmen and their families living on base."We are a voice for the community," said Master Sgt. Christopher Jones, resident representative council member. "Now residents have faces and names of representatives who can

  • TRICARE Revises Compound Drug Coverage

    Starting May 1, 2015, Express Scripts, the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, will screen all ingredients in compound drug claims to ensure they are safe and effective, and covered by TRICARE. This screening process is like the one TRICARE already uses for other prescription drugs, but it will now apply

  • Sexual Assault Theater: not your normal awareness training

    Barksdale Airmen began a new program on sexual assault awareness and prevention featuring real life scenarios with live performances by the Sexual Assault Theater Group.According to a national study by the Department of Justice every 108 seconds a rape or sexual assault is committed. The SATG is

  • Team Barksdale congratulates newest Senior Master Sgt. selects

    There were 30 members of Team Barksdale selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant March 5.The Air Force selected 1,257 of 14,362 eligible master sergeants at a rate of 8.75 percent.Air Force selectees' average time in grade was 4.34 years and time in service was 18.79 years.

  • 20th, 96th Bomb Squadrons team-up to participate in Virtual Flag exercise

    In an effort to sharpen their combat skills, aircrew from the 20th and 96th Bomb Squadrons participated together in Virtual Flag 15-1 here, Feb. 18 to 26.Virtual Flag is a real-time tactical-to-operational level exercise using air, land, space, cyber and maritime distributed scenarios operated by

  • Mighty Deuce celebrates excellence during annual awards ceremony

    Members of 2nd Bomb Wing gathered to celebrate its cream of the crop at an annual awards ceremony at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino, Friday, Feb. 27.More than 300 people were in attendance, including 42 nominees. Nominees and their guests attended a private ceremony earlier in the evening where they

  • Luncheon honors “Greatest Generation”

    The annual World War II luncheon honored veterans at Hoban Hall here, Feb. 27.The luncheon was hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing and the Retiree Activities Office to pay respect to veterans of World War II. Around 500 veterans, family members and guests attended the annual event, where more than 140