• Easing the pain: select Airmen prepare to become notification officers

    Members of the Airmen and Family Readiness Center at Barksdale, home of Air Force Global Strike Command, are preparing select individuals with an extremely sensitive duty - to become an Air Force notification officer. "These Airmen are being prepared to perform one of the most traumatic and greatest

  • Night Out earns Barksdale annual award

    Barksdale was recently awarded a National Night Out annual award for the event held this past August. More than 11,300 communities all over the country participated in the event, of which only 174 were selected for annual awards based on overall campaign quality, neighborhood participation, law

  • Barksdale's 2nd Medical Group wins 29 awards

    Medical units from each Air Force Global Strike Command base nominates medical professionals, units, flights, teams and groups annually for MAJCOM - level awards for outstanding achievement.This year was the first ever AFGSC Medical Service award and the 2nd Medical Group set the bar by receiving 29

  • Base tour program aids in AF recruiting

    For high school students, a field trip is a day away from school - no classes, no work and few teachers. However, for students enrolled in Junior and Reserve Officer Training Courses a field trip may help them make a decision that could ultimately determine the course of their future.The Air Force

  • Barksdale cracks down on Spice use

    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

  • Barksdale AFB garners Air Force, MAJCOM safety awards

    Members of the 2nd Bomb Wing recently won Air Force-level and Air Force Global Strike Command safety awards.The 2 BW won the Flight Safety award and the Colombian trophy. These awards focus on flight safety, achievements and contributions performed by the squadron. Barksdale's 2nd Security Forces