• NORI: hard work pays off

    After three Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercises, the 2d Bomb Wing passed their Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection with an overall Satisfactory rating.The exercises provided an opportunity to evaluate Barksdale's ability to execute mission requirements and hone the necessary skills needed

  • SMCB performs at Barksdale during 4th of July holiday

    Members of the Barksdale community came out to listen to the Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band July 3 at Hoban Hall. More than 300 people attended the hour - and - a- half concert, which included many hymnals such as "America the Beautiful," "The Saints Go Marching In" and "Stars and Stripes

  • Finance keeps Airmen in check

    The amount of money you have dictates where you live, the type of car you drive, the brand of clothes you wear and whether or not you can afford any type of extras. Money plays such an important role in everyone's lives, that there is an office dedicated entirely to it. The Barksdale Finance office

  • A tale of two diaries

    The Eighth Air Force Museum has received two donations of World War II Prisoner of War journals this past month.The first journal was donated by Joy Bolesta, wife of the late Stanley Bolesta who documented his time in a German POW camp known as Stalag Luft 1, months after his B-26 went down over

  • Operation School Days 2010

    In the middle of the summer, school is the last thing on any child's mind. However, as the season begins to wind down, students and parents alike may begin to have questions or concerns associated with returning to school for the upcoming year. The Airman and Family Readiness Center, the Youth

  • Barksdale's B-52 shines at Berlin Air Show

    A B-52H Stratofortress and aircrew participated in the Berlin Air Show in East Germany June 8-13 to showcase the aircraft at the request of the Secretary of the Air Force.The air show started off with the trade show with senior civilians and military personnel and various ambassadors, including the