• Ploesti Raiders to commemorate actions on Barksdale

    Team Barksdale will host a heroic group of World War II heroes here the week of Oct. 21. In 1943, the Ploesti Raiders set out to destroy oil refineries around Ploesti, Romania, in hopes of cutting fuel supplies to the Axis powers during the war. Today their lives are a little less dangerous."It's a

  • New home for 2 SFS

    Airmen from the 2nd Security Forces Squadron moved from Hangar 3 to their new 40,000 square foot Security Forces headquarters complex Sept. 22.According to Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Pesson, 2 SFS, the move has been a long time coming. "The new facility has been on the project books for the past 12

  • Barksdale Airman receives GEICO Military Service Award

    A 2nd Security Forces Squadron Airman recently received the major command-level Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Award for 2011 and is a nominee for the Air Force-level GEICO award.The GEICO Military Service Awards Program is used to spotlight enlisted members of the armed

  • A kind heart is a warm heart

    Barksdale's Operation Warm Heart program is collecting donations for the holiday season in front of the commissary during the entire month of October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.OWH is a program managed by the First Sergeant's Council geared toward helping Airmen and their

  • Important changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill

    In accordance with the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, the GI Bill has undergone some recent changes that went into effect October 1.The new changes will extend the reach of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and allow even more service members to be eligible."I believe the