• 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

  • Barksdale AFB mourns fallen EOD hero

    Team Barksdale members gathered to mourn the tragic loss of Senior Airman Bryan Bell, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance technician Jan. 20 in Chapel 2 at Barksdale Air Force Base.Bell, 23, who was a native of Erie, Pa., was killed in action Jan. 5 by an improvised explosive device while

  • Dorm updates boost Airman morale

    The last two dormitories to receive complete renovations here are scheduled to open for Barksdale Airmen Feb. 15.This will allow the base to house 996 Airmen in 10 dormitory facilities and will free up renovation money which will allow dorm management to upgrade room furniture and windows, and

  • Green Flag trains Airmen, Soldiers

    Around 225 personnel and 15 F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, traveled here Jan. 12-28 to participate in Green Flag. The training exercise helps Airmen from different career fields work together to prepare for deployments in combat environments.The exercise gives aircrew

  • Team Barksdale competes for top honors

    Members of the Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award Board arrived at Barksdale Jan. 9 as part of the award's evaluation process. Barksdale is a finalist for the award which presents the winning base with $1 million to spend on quality-of-life improvements. The four board members, Maj.

  • Barksdale Airmen face courts-martial

    Military members can face different types of courts-martial depending on the offense involved, severity of the crime and their rank. There are two types of courts-martial: special courts-martial and general courts-martial.A special courts-martial is the intermediate court level. It consists of a