Barksdale's Amazing Race

Barksdale's Fitness Center held its first ever 'Amazing Race' challenge June 16, which is an event that challenged is participants in physical fitness. Five stations, unknown to the participants, were set up with a physical challenge to be completed by each team member. Each team consisted of four

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Deployed Barksdale medic earns Purple Heart

Airman 1st Class Bryenna Brooks of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., home of Air Force Global Strike Command, was recently awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the deployed environment.Along with the Purple Heart, Brooks also received a Combat Medical Badge, an Air Force Combat Action

Texas-style reenlistment

Deployed Barksdale Airman earns award

A deployed Barksdale Airman was awarded as Andersen's Best at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7.Airman 1st Class Kayla Miller, 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron intelligence mission planner, was awarded as Andersen's Best, which is a recognition program that highlights a top performer from the

2 MXS hangars get face-lift

Barksdale Fire Muster gives squadrons a taste of a firefighter’s life

Four squadrons stepped into the boots of Barksdale's bravest to compete in the third annual 2nd Mission Support Group Fire Muster outside Barksdale's Airman Leadership School June 10.The 2nd Force Support Squadron, 2nd Contracting Squadron, 2nd Communications Squadron and 2nd Civil Engineering

Below the Zone while deployed

JROTC cadets get glimpse into Air Force mission

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from more than 100 schools visited Barksdale June 9, to learn about Air Force careers.Tables representing various careers lined Hoban Hall as cadets rotated around the room talking with career field experts and getting hands-on experience with Air Force

B-52 crews rise with the sun