• Barksdale welcomes new command chief

    The 2nd Bomb Wing recently welcomed its newest enlisted leader to the team, Command Chief Master Sergeant Larry Malcom. After just two weeks on the job, Chief Malcom reports that he is "utterly pleased" by the caliber of Airmen he's met since arriving on base."I arrived the week after the NSI and

  • Barksdale holds first motorcycle awareness ride

    More than 130 riders shined up their bikes and donned protective gear to attend a motorcycle safety remembrance ride hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing Safety office - the first of its kind here.The riders attended an hour long awareness briefing prior to embarking on a two hour course, which led them

  • Junior enlisted Airmen get opportunity to visit the Air Force Academy

    Qualified Barksdale junior enlisted airmen will have the opportunity to visit the Air Force Academy this fall through the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program. The visit to the Air Force Academy will take place from Sept. 22-25. The deadline for applications is  Aug. 17. "Visiting the Air

  • Preventitive health assessments, the medical standards process and you

    If you've been to the 2nd Medical Group lately for a preventive health assessment or to get a medical clearance from the physical standards flight, you may have noticed some changes. The fly-PHA, non-fly PHA and physical standards flight are now all working together as a team to provide improved

  • Barksdale combines real world and deployment exercise

    Barksdale Airmen completed a dual deployment and deployment simulation exercise at Hoban Hall July 27-28. The exercise portion of the deployment tasked 263 people and 323 tons of cargo while simulating aircraft arrivals and departures. The Airmen and their equipment were then simulated being