• Former DJ finds pulse in the Air Force

    When he was 8 years old, he would sit in his bedroom and act like Casey Kasem, radio personality and host of the American Top 40, using a tape recorder with a condenser microphone as an 8-track cassette tape or record played in the background.His aforementioned disc jockey career didn't get its

  • Barksdale welcomes new chaplain

    The 2nd Bomb Wing recently welcomed back Chaplain (Capt.) Jeremy Caudill to the team.Caudill, from Bossier City, La., was a reserve chaplain for the past seven years but, recently, became active in June 2013 when he was given orders back here."I became active because I love the ministry and serving

  • Sticks and Stones: A&FRC holds Anti-Bullying Conference

    Members of Team Barksdale recently attended an anti-bullying conference held by the Airman and Family Readiness Center Aug. 22, at the Chapel 2 annex.Bossier and Caddo Parish school officials and sheriff's deputies were on hand to answer any questions and concerns the base populace might have in

  • Barksdale units start end-of-year closeout

    At a certain time of the year, two squadrons begin racing against the clock moving money around. One works with a lot of contracts and off base vendors, the other is the mastermind behind funding distribution and then some, but their goal is the same: spend every last dime before time is

  • Deuce after Dark: Security Forces fight the night

    Editor's note: This is the second story in a series on shift workers.With more than 22,000 acres of land and more than 2,100 base residents, Barksdale's Security Forces keep Airmen and families safe day and night. The 2nd Security Forces Squadron, like many other units, uses multiple shifts to

  • Integrity: The inner voice

    Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series on the Air Force core values.Airmen are like medieval knights or Japanese samurai in that they have a code that provides a foundation for their training and service.This code is known as the Air Force core values, and they consist of integrity

  • Suicide-prevention is everyone’s business

    There were more than 38,000 deaths by suicide in America in 2010, which is an average of 105 deaths per day. Last year, 349 were active-duty service members, 59 being Airmen.September is suicide prevention month, and Airmen are becoming aware of how they can help someone who may be thinking about