• 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

  • Barksdale 2011 Nuclear Surety Inspection superior performers

    IndividualsMr. Timothy Radcliffe, 2nd Civil Engineer SquadronMrs. Beverly Weiser, 2nd Logistics Readiness SquadronCapt. Dwain Bartels, 2 CESCapt. Matthew Chamberlain, 2nd Bomb Wing Command PostTech. Sgt. Bart Matthews, 2 CESTech. Sgt. Marlon George, 2nd Maintenance Operations SquadronTech. Sgt.

  • The 411 on Strike Now

    Barksdale has been selected as a testing ground for a new innovative suggestion program for Air Force Global Strike Command called 'Strike Now.' Strike Now gives all Airmen the opportunity to gain visibility on their ideas to improve mission efficiency, effectiveness and readiness. Each submission

  • Base wraps up summer reading program

    The annual summer reading program at the Barksdale Library wrapped up July 19. More than 75 Barksdale youth attended the culminating event, which was held at the Youth Center here, and featured entertainment by famed author, musician and storyteller Mr. Rickey Pittman. The summer reading program has

  • BAFB cracks down on use of spice

    The dangers of a relatively new drug that quickly gained popularity has urged state legislatures, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the military to take action to make it illegal.Spice, a synthetic marijuana, is a mixture of herbs with hallucinogenic effects similar to marijuana. The quantity and

  • AFGSC hosts annual Air Force targeting workshop

    Barksdale was recently chosen as the host location for the annual Air Force targeting workshop. The conference, held July 12-14, attracted 88 participants from across the globe to discuss emerging and ongoing targeting issues.Barksdale was selected by the Air Staff to host the typically Air Combat