• Barksdale celebrates newest NCOs

    Barksdale's newest staff sergeant selects attended a promotion party at the Stripes Club here Aug. 2. Each year after promotion selection results are released, a promotion party for the senior airmen who were selected for the rank is sponsored by Team 5/6.The Air Force selected 13,448 of 33,060

  • Let the bombs hit the floor

    The B-52 airframe has undergone many changes since its entrance into the service in 1955. One of the aircraft's most significant enhancements is its ability to put bombs on target. The B-52H Stratofortress will be receiving a new targeting system called the Sniper pod in May of 2013. Until then, the

  • Clear for take-off

    The 2nd Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control Tower controllers play a vital role in the success of the mission at Barksdale.The tower provides the information pilots use to ensure safe take-off and landing as well as mission success."Our job in the tower is to separate and sequence

  • Fit to fly

    A team of five specialized doctors help ensure completion of the Barksdale Air force Base mission to protect the nation and its global interests with devastating B-52H Stratofortress combat capability.The doctors of 2nd Medical Group Flight Medicine provide special care to more than 1,200 flying