• 2 MUNS gears up for Global Strike Challenge

    With only weeks left until the 2nd annual Global Strike Challenge, the 2nd Munitions Squadron team members have kicked training into high gear to ensure they bring the first prize trophy -- and bragging rights -- home to Barksdale.During the Global Strike Challenge, Airmen from operations,

  • Barksdale celebrates 4th Annual National Night Out

    Despite temperatures of over 100 degrees, more than 200 participants and volunteers came out to celebrate Barksdale's fourth annual National Night Out Aug 2.National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event and is 'America's Night Out Against Crime' which takes place on the first

  • Barksdale congratulates newest staff sergeant selects

    More than 198 members of Team Barksdale were selected for promotion to the rank staff sergeant Aug. 4.Air Force officials selected 11,337 of 26,549 eligible senior airman for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 42.70 percent this year.The average score for those selected was 275.56,

  • 2nd Bomb Wing joins conversation on Facebook and Twitter

    The 2nd Bomb Wing can now be found on both Twitter and Facebook engaging with fans and followers and sharing the latest happenings on base."Social media helps make the mission and the quality of life better for all of Team Barksdale by increasing communication, feedback, understanding and

  • 96 BS returns home as 20 BS heads out the door

    After a four month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, the 96th Bomb Squadron is in the process of returning their personnel and aircraft back home. Taking their place is its sister unit, the 20th Bomb Squadron. The 20 BS is the latest unit to go to Guam on a rotating deployment shared by

  • Barksdale opens base housing to single Airmen

    Single Airmen stationed at Barksdale looking for a place to stay now have to look no further than base housing. The Landings privatized housing company on base is renting homes to Airmen eligible to move out of the dorms or live off base.Interested Airmen will be offered one year leases on three or