• Deuce after Dark: Maintainers own the night

    Editor's note: This is the first story in a series on shift workers.While the national anthem signals the end of the duty day for many Airmen, Barksdale shift workers are settling in for the night.Many squadrons use round-the-clock vigilance to ensure the mission is completed. Flightline maintainers

  • Barksdale celebrates annual National Night Out

    Emergency vehicles surrounded an open field full of Airmen and their families behind the Barksdale Housing office Aug. 6. The first responders came to the scene to celebrate Barksdale's sixth annual National Night Out.National Night Out is a nationwide event held the first Tuesday of August by local

  • Aspiring Chaplains visit Barksdale, minister Airmen

    More than 20 second lieutenants visited Barksdale as part of one of their internships for the Air Force Chaplain Candidate program, Aug. 6.The chaplain candidate program is used to evaluate seminary students' compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain."As part of the

  • VA helps Airmen, families continue education

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center held Barksdale's first Post 9/11 GI Bill briefing July 31.The briefing educated Airmen on the benefits of the Post 9/11 GI Bill which gives eligible Airmen up to 36 months of entitlements based on their length of service. The Post 9/11 GI Bill can also be

  • Airmen create lasting legacy, enrich tradition

    Airmen will have a chance to take part in the design of Air Force Global Strike Command's Order of the Sword, a military tradition dating back to Europe in the early twelfth century.More than eight centuries ago, Swedish non-commissioned officers would pledge their loyalty to a leader by presenting

  • Airman of the month award transitions to Diamond Sharp Award

    August marks the beginning of a new monthly award to highlight Barksdale Airmen which replaces the previous Airman of the Month Award.The Diamond Sharp Award will replace the AOM by name only and will continue to recognize Airman for excellence in the ranks of E-1 through E-4."The first sergeants

  • Bullying: It stops with you

    According to the National Education Association, it is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students.Bullying can affect the physical, mental and psychological health and the academic well-being of a child."In Maslow's Hierarchy of