• AAFES to host annual Still Serving event

    As part of its annual "Still Serving" weekend, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service will salute former Airmen by offering unique specials and events at the Barksdale Exchange September 23-25."Still Serving" sales and benefits information is arriving in the mailboxes of approximately 800,000 Army

  • 8th AF Commander visits Barksdale Airmen

    2nd Bomb Wing Airmen received a visit from the "Mighty Eighth" commander, as he toured Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 31.The new Eighth Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Stephen Wilson, visited the base, to meet with Airmen and hear their stories."I wanted to meet the Airmen and hear and

  • Barksdale remembers Sept. 11

    September 11, 2011, will mark the 10th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history. On the morning of Sept. 11, hijackers took control of four passenger aircraft and intentionally crashed two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and another into the

  • Five stripes good, six stripes better

    The base Top 3 hosted one of the largest Senior NCO Induction Ceremonies the base has ever seen Aug. 26. Though a total of 123 Barksdale Airmen earned the rank of master sergeant, due to worldwide deployment only 84 were able to attend the ceremony, which recognized the accomplishments of those

  • Barksdale hosts Bossier Parish school board members

    Team Barksdale welcomed Bossier Parish School Board members on base Aug. 26 for a tour, including a B-52 static, a visit to the child development and youth activities centers, and a mission briefing by the 2nd Bomb Wing commander. The tour was the first visit to the base by some of the board

  • Airman celebrates promotion via VTC

    Living in the technology era has made communicating with anyone, anywhere, anytime, more of a possibility than ever before, but for one Team Barksdale member, its also helped bring his family together to make a memorable day for him even more special.When Staff Sgt. Geoffery Gunn, 2nd Bomb Wing

  • Barksdale Airmen support local community event

    More than 60 Barksdale Airmen volunteered their time Aug. 27 at the Eldorado Casino in Shreveport, La., to help raise money for the Special Olympics."This is our largest event of the year," said Renee Starret, Northwest Louisiana Special Olympics area co-director who has participated in the event

  • Seamless turnover: 20 EBS picks up where sister unit left off

    More than 300 Airmen assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrived here recently to replace their sister unit, the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron in support of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence.Andersen has hosted the CBP since 2003, when