• Twentieth anniversary of record-setting flight around the world

    You may remember what you had for breakfast yesterday, but what about lunch 20 years ago? Warren Ward, a captain and aircraft commander at the time, remembers."I had a reputation for smoking meat, so I provided the crew a 10 pound brisket for an inflight culinary experience," Ward, deputy chief of

  • Goodwin assumes command of 2 BW

    Col. Kristin Goodwin assumed command of the 2nd Bomb Wing during a change of command ceremony at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 1.As the new 2nd BW commander, Goodwin is responsible for providing B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, aircrew, and associated support personnel and

  • Vehicle Ops delivers mission readiness

    Sun Tzu once said, "The line between disorder and order lies in logistics."The 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Operations flight maintains Team Barksdale's logistical order by delivering parts to maintainers, aircrew to the B-52H Stratofortress, government-owned vehicles, or GOV's to

  • 2nd MSG holds ATSO rodeo

    The 2nd Mission Support Group recently held an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10, 2014.Various units came together, during this one-day exercise and performed combat oriented tasks such as Self-Aid Buddy Care, Post Attack Reconnaissance sweeps and

  • Crew chief relives glory days with first aircraft

    A life in the military often leaves its Airmen with more than military training; it also leaves lasting memories and friendships.Michael Gorman, a former crew chief, have fond memories of "Miss Piggy," an A-10A Thunderbolt II 76-0520, and his first as aircraft as a dedicated crew chief. "I crewed

  • AFMS celebrates 65th Birthday with summer safety

    This month the Air Force Medical Service celebrates its 65th birthday. On July 1, 1949, the Air Force established a medical service with officer personnel components of Medical, Dental, Veterinary, Medical Service, Air Force Nurse and Women's Medical Specialist Corps. Coinciding with the AFMS