• Barksdale congratulates new master sergeant selectees

    Air Force officials selected 5,424 of 21,829 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.85 percent. Barksdale congratulates its selectees:Air Force Global Strike CommandBeckman, AaronBedner, DavidBorah, LeahBoyd, Jesse IIIBrown, James Jr.Bullock,

  • Attendance zones change for elementary school students

    The Bossier Parish School Board has modified the school attendance zones on base beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.Elementary school-age children living on main base will attend Waller Elementary while those living on the East reservation will attend Kerr Elementary. The change comes with the

  • World War II veteran speaks at 8 AF Museum

    Recently, the Eighth Air Force museum invited a World War II veteran and Prisoner of War to share his military experiences with the Barksdale community. Claude McCrocklin, a flight officer during the war, caught the audience's attention with his sense of humor as he stepped up to the podium. "When

  • Barksdale chosen location to go “green”

    Barksdale dorms were recently chosen to be a test location for energy conserving technology that could reduce energy consumption and increase the amount of renewable resources used by dorm residents. The molten carbonate fuel-cell power plant, located near Bldg. 4263, or the Stratofortress

  • AFGSC commander gets close-up look at deployed bomber operations

    Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, visited here May 13-16 to assess ongoing bomber operations and meet with deployed Airmen.Although bombers have rotated through Guam continuously since March 2004, the nation's B-2s and B-52s have been aligned under Air Force Global

  • Barksdale raises more than $100K for charity

    Barksdale's 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign proved successful as base personnel donated enough funds to reach 100 percent of the base's goal. From March 29 to May 7, Team Barksdale raised more than $100,220 - almost $25,000 more than collected in 2009."The success of this year's campaign is

  • Barksdale gears up for NORI

    On average, Barksdale personnel participate in four Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercises per year. However, three NOREs are slated during May and June alone as the base gears up for a summertime inspection. "We are preparing for an Air Force Global Strike Command Nuclear Operational Readiness