• Barksdale Airmen selected for Presidential Support Team

    Two Barksdale Airmen were recently selected to become the newest members of the Presidential Support Team that not only travels with Air Force One but with other VIP planes flying hundreds of missions per year.Air Force One is a Boeing 747 with 4,000 square feet of interior floor space. The "flying

  • 96 BS deploys to Guam

    A large group of Airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron deployed to Guam in support of the Air Force's continuous bomber presence in the pacific region Oct. 1. Barksdale is one of three Air Force Global Strike Command bases that supports the pacific bomber presence, including Minot AFB, N.D. and

  • Barksdale gives parents a break

    The Give Parents a Break program will be returning to Barksdale's Child Development Center and Youth Center Oct. 13. The program is a joint collaboration between the Airman and Family Readiness Center, the CDC and the Youth Center to offer eligible parents a few hours break from the stresses of

  • OSI: The battle of good versus evil

    Having the busiest detachment in the Air Force, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 219 here is not out to get people as many may think.The mission of OSI is to identify, exploit and neutralize criminal, terrorist and intelligence threats to the Air Force, Department of Defense and