• Comm Airmen repurpose technology, save $400K

    Creative thinking from 2nd Communications Squadron Airmen saves Barksdale Air Force Base and the Air Force more than $400,000 worth of information technology.After the 8th Air Force moved from the Cyber Innovation Center last February and into their temporary building at the 608th Air Operations

  • October is Energy Action Month

    Nationwide, October is Energy Action Month. The month is used to highlight the importance of the energy used in day-to-day living, as well as ways to reduce the energy that is wasted. Why is it important to conserve energy?"In fiscal year 2013, Barksdale spent more than $7 million on utilities,

  • Team Barksdale and local community go the extra mile for fitness

    More than 600 Airmen, retirees, dependents and members of the local community took a scenic run across Barksdale Sept. 21, 2013. The Barksdale Half Marathon and 5k run was hosted by the 2nd Force Support Squadron and was the first one open to the public. Before and after the marathon, two B-52H

  • Deuce after Dark: 2nd LRS supplies the fleet

    Editor's note: This is the fourth story in a series on shift workers.With the Air Force standing ready to fly, fight, and win day or night, Airmen from the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron work after the sun sets to ensure both the Air Force and Barksdale missions are done.After sundown, the mission

  • Marriage Retreat teaches patience, effective communication

    My wife and I attended the Summer Marriage Retreat through the Barksdale Chapel and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The opening day set the tone: they asked us to ask ourselves a rhetorical question, "Why do I love this person and why did I get married?"We were asked to leave our cell phones in the rooms

  • First B-52H becomes New START compliant ground trainer

    One of Barksdale's B-52H Stratofortress' recently became the first to become no longer subject to inspection in accordance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.According to a White House fact sheet on New START, the treaty includes limits on deployed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

  • Virtual Flag exercise promotes interoperability among forces, coalition

    Aircrew from the 2nd Operations Group participated in Virtual Flag 13-4 on Barksdale Air Force Base, Sept. 11-19. Five teams represented Barksdale during this exercise."Virtual Flag is a joint exercise that brings U.S. and coalition forces together in a simulated wartime environment," said Capt.

  • CFC kicks off at Barksdale

    The Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Sept. 16 when Col. Andrew Gebara, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, filled out his form and with an official CFC kick-off breakfast Sept. 17 at the Barksdale Club.The campaign, themed "Giving for good," is scheduled to run until Dec. 15."My favorite author and speaker

  • Dragon Boat Races bring base, community together

    Members of Team Barksdale competed in the 5th Annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival Sept. 14, at Riverview Plaza in downtown Shreveport, La.Since its inception in 2008, the Red River Dragon Boat Festival has grown in popularity. This year's festival drew 30 teams, including teams from the