• Barksdale's best maintainers recognized for service in 2014

    The 2014 Maintenance Professional of the Year awards ceremony was held at the Weapons Load Training facility Feb. 20.The ceremony, held annually for more than 10 years, recognizes the 2nd Bomb Wing's top performers in the maintenance career fields across the base."This is a good way to recognize

  • Winter weather strikes, these Airmen step up

    Snow, sleet, and freezing rain wasn't enough to slow down hundreds of mission-essential Airmen across the base last week who braved adverse weather conditions to keep the mission moving forward.The difficult weather began with a freezing rain in the early hours of Feb. 23, and continued through Feb.

  • Resurrection of the Ghost Rider

    After almost seven years of slumber, a sleeping giant awakened in the Arizona desert. It prepared to take flight Friday the 13th from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, on a historic journey to resume the mission for which it was created; provide strategic long-range bomber support anywhere in the world,

  • Bomber FIP brings B-52 training overhaul

    Aviators arriving here this week for their Initial Qualification Training on the B-52H Stratofortress, will begin using a newly-approved working syllabus thanks to a recent training overhaul.The overhaul was a result of the Air Force Global Strike Command Bomber Force Improvement Program, which sent

  • Wingman Toolkit: tools to build healthy, balanced lifestyles

    As military members, Airmen wear multiple hats and deal with challenges as they try to balance their personal and professional lives. The Wingman Toolkit can provide a way to help anyone resolve any challenges they may come across.The Wingman Toolkit is an Air Force Reserve initiative to empower

  • Barskdale showcasing leadership in 2015

    2nd Bomb Wing is shining the spotlight on leadership development in 2015."2015 is the Year of the Leader," said Col. Kristin Goodwin, 2nd Bomb Wing commander. "We're focusing on developing leadership strengths not only in our active, reserve and guard personnel, but also in our civilian Airmen.  By

  • Green Flag hosts joint unit training

    Green Flag East, an exercise designed to provide The Joint Readiness Training Center with simulated combat scenarios was conducted at Ft. Polk, La., this month.The exercise aims to develop service members' battlefield readiness skills by providing U.S Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps units

  • Portraits in Courage honors Barksdale Airman

    On May 21, 2014, Senior Airman TJ Brantley, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, deployed from here and assigned to the 466th EOD Flight, operating location bravo, air assaulted into the mountains of Kandahar Providence, in support of US Army forces and Afghan Border