• Crewchiefs suppress fire, ensure safety of flight crew

    For three Barksdale crewchiefs, work was going to be just another routine day-to-day operation. A B-52H was going to land; they were going to taxi the aircraft in and perform an engine running crew change before the jet took off for a second sortie. However, as the jet approached the south

  • Barksdale's distinct August safety winners

    The 2nd Bomb Wing Safety Office announced their August Safety Award of Distinction recipients.The 2d Security Forces Squadron and Master Sgt. Anthony Kloehr, 2nd Communications Squadron earned recognition for the Unit Safety Award and Ground Safety Award respectively.Airmen assigned to the 2nd Bomb

  • Wing Aircrews fly to Alaska to compete in Global Strike Challenge

    The 2d Bomb Wing recently competed in the Global Strike Challenge, where the 20th Bomb Squadron, the 96th Bomb Squadron and the 2d Operations Support Squadron flew 19-hour sorties to the Yukon Range in Alaska to put bombs on targets. Many wings throughout Air Force Global Strike Command flew sorties

  • Barksdale enters BPCC 100

    The Logistics Officer Association here is raising money to enter the upcoming Bossier Parrish Community College 100 race Oct. 8-9. The BPCC 100 is a NASCAR style race presented by the BPCC Foundation, Inc., with the purpose of raising money to provide scholarships to BPCC students. Participants race

  • Air Force recovery care coordinators aid Airmen

    Air Force recovery care coordinators aid AirmenBy Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman2d Bomb Wing Public AffairsBARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Air Force services recently implemented the Air Force Recovery Care Coordinators Program July 26. The RCC program was developed in compliance with the Fiscal

  • AFSA hosts charity golf tournament

    Chapter 615 of the Air Force Sergeants Association is hosting its 23rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament Sept. 11. The event will be held at the Barksdale Air Force Base Fox Run Golf Course, with a shotgun start time of 8 a.m.The AFSA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping improve the quality

  • DBIDS registration deadline quickly approaching

    Beginning Sept. 6 all Barksdale personnel are required to have their identification cards registered in the Defense Biometric Identification System.DBIDS is a Department of Defense biometric system that allows the installation guards to see everything about a registered user including fingerprints,