• Airmen find homes for furry friends

    Airmen from Barksdale spend their weekends volunteering in support of the Bossier City Animal Control's Hand-in-Paw adoption days at a local pet store.HIP is a nonprofit organization that finds homes for animals that are currently sheltered at the animal control office, and for the past five years

  • Honoring the past: Barksdale Airmen restore B-17G for Eighth AF museum

    Barksdale Airmen, volunteers and contractors are busy preserving, restoring and painting a B-17G Bomber aircraft now and through the upcoming months for the Eighth Air Force Museum in honor of Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, who flew many missions during World War II in B-17's.General Lyle, assigned to the

  • Barksdale to host 2010 air show

    Barksdale will open its gates to the public April 24 - 25 for the 2010 "Defenders of Liberty" air show and open house. The air show allows Barksdale to showcase the nation's Air Force and it's capabilities to residents of the local community.Headlining this year's air show are the U.S. Air Force

  • Barksdale Youth Center receives good credit approval

    The Youth Center School Age Program here was accredited by the Council on Accreditation a month early after receiving zero discrepancies on their recent inspection. The after-school program was the first of its kind in Northwest Louisiana to receive this accreditation. "This accreditation is

  • Barksdale Airmen help maintain operations around the world

    The 2d Maintenance Group and 2d Operations Support Squadron recently took part in the execution of several missions simultaneously to demonstrate the true nature of Barksdale's global reach and power. The Airmen participated in a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise and other missions to include

  • TFI: Taking the military by force

    Since its adoption in 1973, the Total Force Policy has guided decisions on how people within the Department of Defense -- active, reserve component, retired military, federal civilians and contractors -- are structured to protect the nation's interests.The integrated capabilities of the total force

  • Saving lives one pint at a time

    Did you know a person can donate blood every 56 days? Each time blood is donated, the body starts manufacturing brand new red blood cells full of oxygen. The process from the time it's donated to the time it reaches the fridge or into another person's body is a long process."The testing itself is at

  • Justice served at Barksdale

    The military justice system is a commander's tool to ensure good order and discipline and mission accomplishment. The ultimate forum for military justice is a court-martial. A court-martial can sentence punishment of reprimand, forfeiture of pay and allowances, fine, reduction in grade, hard labor