• Military spouses complete Nurse Assistance program courtesy of A&FRC

    Sitting in the stands one would never guess the woman getting ready to walk across the stage to receive her certificate just said goodbye to her husband who she won't see for the next six months.The sacrifices she's made during his 10-year career go unnoticed by those around her, but that doesn't

  • Team Barksdale members impacted by new BAH rates

    The Defense Department recently announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates, with noticeable changes in the new rates for basic allowance for housing. This year, the majority of Barksdale's BAH rates decreased or remained the same. Depending on rank, decreases varied from 0.2 to 8.3

  • SAPR talks teal for 2015

    Beginning January 2015, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office will launch Talk to the Teal to get Airmen to speak up and out against sexual assault.The initiative is part of a long-range plan to increase awareness of sexual assault, reduce barriers and to maintain professionalism in the

  • Tour visits Airmen to ‘Save A Life’

    Team Barksdale hosted the Save-A-Life Tour at Hoban Hall Dec. 18, to remind Airmen about the dangers of distracted or drunken driving.The tour's objective is to use every method at our disposal to bring home the reality of the dangerous practice of distracted driving because it has eclipsed drunk

  • The agents of hope empower Airmen

    When a military member is facing a life challenge, the chaplain core is available to help them to persevere. The Air Force chaplain core is defined by six words, "glorifying God, serving Airmen, pursuing excellence." The Barksdale Chapel exemplifies that with the range of programs and services they

  • Max Matlock becomes Barksdale’s newest B-52 Crew Chief

    Children's dreams know no boundaries. They may want to be a doctor, firefighter or even a pirate or ninja. As they grow older, however, their dreams become more realistic.Maxwell Matlock, 10, a child diagnosed with a life threating cancer, known as T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, dreams of

  • Senior enlisted leader emphasizes importance of NCO corps

    The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke at the Joint Noncommissioned Officer Dining-In at Hoban Hall, here Dec. 17.More than 150 Airmen attended the Dining-In, which was the capstone event of a two-and-a-half-day seminar on professional development for NCOs and