• Tops in Blue dream come true for Barksdale Airmen

    More than 30 Tops in Blue Airmen performed June 15 at Hoban Hall during the group's first show of the year. For Staff Sgt. Chonte Walker, 2d Civil Engineer Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Megan Harvey, 2d Maintenance Squadron, the first show of the season was particularly special as they performed at

  • Preparing for the worst

    No member of the Air Force is expendable; Airmen are taught to rely on their training in times of attack. One such training prepares Airmen for the possibility of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear attack. The 2d Civil Engineering Squadron offers a weekly CBRNE class to provide all Air

  • Barksdale gets back to basics

    "You know what ya'll got comin'? Seven 23-hour days of fun and adventure. I'm gonna make you boys strong!" said Maj. Benson Winifred Payne, a fictional character played by actor Damon Wayans in the 1995 comedy, "Major Payne."Although Major Payne's facetious behavior and Marine Corps training helped

  • Barksdale youth prepare for busy summer

    Registration is taking place now for the Barksdale Youth Center summer specialty camps. The camps are held each summer and include: digital photography, cooking, rocketry and sewing. The Missoula Childrens Theater being held at the beginning of August will mark the end to this summer's program

  • Family of POW makes historic donation

    The Eighth Air Force Museum received a significant donation of World War II history June 9 when Joy Bolesta, wife of the late Stanley Bolesta, donated the journal her husband kept while held captive in a German prisoner of war camp. Second Lt. Bolesta was captured after his B-26 was shot down over

  • Under Secretary’s visit underscores importance of nuclear mission

    The Honorable Erin C. Conaton visited here May 20, less than 3 months after becoming Under Secretary of the Air Force, for a firsthand view of Air Force Global Strike Command. Hosted by the commander, Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Secretary Conaton received briefings from the command's senior leaders and