Upcoming 2d Bomb Wing maintenance competition for Global Strike Challenge

Air Force Global Strike Command is set to bring the command's first ever Global Strike Challenge to include the 2d Bomb Wing and the mighty B-52 Stratofortress. Team Barksdale will begin the competition with the maintenance portion, which will display Barksdale's best crew chiefs, weapons loaders,

Barksdale celebrates National Night Out

Under a 40 - by - 40 foot tent, more than 100 participants and volunteers came out for Barksdale's third annual National Night Out Aug. 3.National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event and 'America's Night Out Against Crime' which takes place on the first Tuesday of August.The 2d

'Mighty Eighth' delivers global combat power

Global Strike Command aircrews flew more than a dozen B-52 Stratofortress combat training missions recently with forces from 14 partner nations as part of the 2010 Rim of the Pacific exercise, commonly known as RIMPAC.B-52 Stratofortress aircrews and maintainers from the 20th Bomb Squadron here and

20th Bomb Squadron Buccaneers compete for Global Strike Challenge

Barksdale's 20th Bomb Squadron Buccaneers recently competed in the second annual Bucc Smoke competition Aug. 3-6 to determine the key players who will compete in the Air Force Global Strike Command Challenge in November.The competition allowed the aircrew to not only take part in extra training but

Behind the scenes: Barksdale’s emergency operations center responds to crisis

An on-base explosion occurred earlier this year. It resulted in a natural gas line fire in an unpopulated area of Barksdale's East Reservation and although the explosion happened shortly after the duty day, Barksdale emergency responders and the Bossier Parrish Fire Department quickly responded to

Barksdale children prepare to go back to school

More than 200 people turned out for the Operation School Days event held at Hoban Hall Aug. 2.The event was hosted by the Barksdale Community Education Partnership, the Barksdale Youth Center and the Airman and Family Readiness Center to help members of the Barksdale community familiarize themselves

Airmen ensure pilot safety

Barksdale celebrates diverse culture

HAWC enlists Bod Pod to keep Airmen on track

With the new Air Force fitness test standards in place, it's more important than ever for Airmen to ensure they are in compliance. For their part, the Health and Wellness Center have purchased new, state-of-the-art equipment to keep Barksdale Airmen on track.The Bod Pod, a large egg-shaped chamber

Barksdale cyclists go the distance

Members of the Barksdale Air Force Base Cycling Team peddled across the state of Iowa during the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa July 25 through 31. The RAGBRAI is a seven-day Iowan tradition that began more than 35 years ago when two staff members of the Des Moines Register rode