• 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

  • Barksdale Airmen about to get RIP’ed…

    A fitness expert from the Health and Wellness Center plans to implement a four-week running improvement program scheduled to kick off Feb. 6.Leah Beckham, HAWC health and fitness specialist, has designed the program to teach Barksdale Airmen how to run correctly. She hopes to help Airmen prevent

  • BPCC offers new certifications to Barksdale Airmen

    Airmen looking to earn certifications in computer technology can sign up now for courses beginning next month at the education center on base.Bossier Parish Community College will be offering different certifications to Barksdale members Feb. 9, March 7 and April 9. Certificates will range in

  • 2012 brings education service changes

    Effective Jan. 3, Base Training and Education Services customer service front desk operations are open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In February, BTES will cease all front desk operations. "Due to recent downsizing, BTES has found it necessary to implement certain changes in order

  • Airmen take pride in their environment

    More than 130 Barksdale Airmen took pride in the base by volunteering to clean up trash around a levee which borders the northern perimeter of the base Jan. 3. The clean up started at the Security Forces Complex where volunteers were divided into four groups and sent to different sections of the