• Base Tax Center gets your money back

    Team Barksdale members may have their taxes filed for free at the Base Tax Center here from now until April 17.Tax professionals and volunteer Airmen offer tax services to all base personnel, including retirees and dependents."I volunteered for it when it was offered," said Airman 1st Class Ryan

  • DoD introduces new DAVA program

    In 2000, the problem of domestic abuse in the military was analyzed and researched by the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence (DTFDV). DTFDV was commissioned by Congress to analyze the existing services for domestic abuse victims within the military and make policy recommendations to enhance and

  • New AFGSC chiefs, chief selects learn from history

    Air Force Global Strike Command's new chief master sergeants and chief selects learned leadership lessons from senior NCOs of the past during the AFGSC Chief orientation Jan. 23-27 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. As a part of the orientation, the chiefs and chief selects traveled to Vicksburg,

  • Cyber seminar for tech-savvy Airmen

    Barksdale Airmen attended the Cyberspace Operations and Support Community Transformation seminar at Hoban Hall here Jan. 24.Lt. Gen. William Lord, chief of warfighting integration and chief information officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, lead the seminar."I can remember back to 1978

  • Team Barksdale participates in surge

    Twelve B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., participated in a surge mission to test the capabilities of the 96th and 20th Bomb Squadrons, Jan 25. A surge is a designated period of time in which a unit continually flies aircraft until a predetermined set of objectives are