• Elite gate guards maintain professionalism day in, day out

    The 2nd Security Forces Squadron recently created an elite gate guard section consisting of 40 hand-selected Airmen who exemplify professionalism and adherence to the Air Force core values.Barksdale is one of only a few bases around the Air Force that have done so."What sets us aside from regular

  • Outdoor Rec receives storage units from 2nd CES

    Earlier this year, the 2nd Force Support Squadron's Outdoor Recreation received 15, 10 feet x 18 feet, storage lockers from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron.Under the operation of Outdoor Recreation, the lockers are now available for rent to all base personnel."Any person who has a valid military

  • Barksdale, community enjoy long partnership

    In 1931, construction began on what would one day become Barksdale Air Force Base, but the Shreveport and Bossier City communities' close relationship with and support of the military began long before.As early as 1924, a group of prominent civic leaders began looking for a location to host a new

  • Family Health clinic ups available appointments

    In order to better serve the Barksdale community, the Family Health and Pediatric clinics have expanded the number of daily available appointments for their patients.Health care providers at the Family Health clinic will be able to see a patient every 15 minutes, moving from 900 appointments weekly

  • Airmen check engines, save millions

    Every time the B-52H Stratofortress takes off, eight engines battle intense heat, wind, pressure and foreign object damage to get the 488,000 pound behemoth aloft.Altogether, are more than 216 B-52H Stratofortress engines on Barksdale and five Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Squadron are responsible

  • Key Facts on the Amoeba Risk in Public Water Supply

    Recent news articles in Louisiana are reporting on the detection of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba in a water system in De Soto Parish and earlier in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans. Environmental health personnel in the 2nd Medical Group and drinking water system managers from the 2nd Civil

  • Analyze this: Maintenance Airmen analyze history, identify trends

    One office uses history to help the 2nd Maintenance Group keep the B-52H Stratofortress in the air providing strategic deterrence and devastating global combat air power.Maintenance analysts collect, monitor, audit, evaluate and analyze maintenance management information systems data. This