• Barksdale's haunted tales

    The cover of night can give the most common things an eerie feel, causing the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up as if a chill wind has blown.This phenomenon can be acutely felt at a historic base like Barksdale during Halloween, when black cats scamper about and ghost stories hang thick in

  • Have a thrilling, safe Halloween!

    Halloween is the time of the year when everyone enjoys a good scare, but not from the potential dangers children and adults face on this frightful night.   To ensure a fun and safe experience, parents should take measures before and after their children go out and collect goodies.Trick-or-treating

  • Team Barksdale soars through Global Thunder 15

    Airmen from Air Force Global Strike Command, 8th Air Force, 2nd Bomb Wing and 307th Bomb Wing participated in Exercise Global Thunder 15 from Oct. 17 to 28.Exercise Global Thunder 15 is U.S. Strategic Command's annual field training and battle staff exercise, designed to exercise all mission areas

  • The Source keeps Airmen Fueled to fight

    As lines form and word spreads, the source prepares for another busy day serving flightline Airmen, keeping them fueled and ready to accomplish he mission.The Source uses a new and innovative system to provide flightline Airmen with a variety of items ranging from healthy options such as deli wraps

  • NDI keeps B-52s mission capable

    Much like doctors use X-rays, Magnetic Resonance Imagining and other diagnostic equipment to identify unseen problems, aircraft are no different.The 2nd Maintenance Squadron Nondestructive Inspection flight uses test equipment to inspect both parts and equipment vital to the service of the B-52H

  • Water notification letter

    1. Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard.  The water is safe to drink. Even though this was not an emergency, as consumers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct the situation.  Tests showed Coliform Bacteria in Barksdale AFB Water System.2.

  • Remembering Rosie

    Thrust into the depths of war Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. employed all its resources to meet the enemy in battle quickly but one resource began to run out -- manpower.At a time when the U.S. was still trying to climb out of the Great Depression, war began to empty houses of fathers, sons and brothers to

  • Flag Football season kicks off, 2nd SFS ready to defend its title

    As the temperatures begin to dip and the evening air becomes crisp, intramural flag football teams prepare to kick off their season.For one team in particular, the expectations for success are always high."We're going for the championship," said Airman 1st Class Jordan McNair, 2nd Security Forces