• Local retiree dedicates life to other's well-being

    According to www.ssa.gov, the average retirement age in the United States is 67. However, a 90 year old veteran here is still hard at work, and has no plans to stop in the near future.Col. (ret) Steve dePyssler, Barksdale Retiree Affairs Office director, has been hard at work for the past 70 years

  • 8th Air Force, Barksdale and the British connection

    For more than 40 years there has been a Royal air force presence at Barksdale - a single position under the Eighth Air Force known as the RAF Exchange Officer. This spring the position will leave Barksdale and transfer to the 24th Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The EO program allows

  • Barksdale congratulates newest senior master sergeants

    Congratulations to Barksdale's senior master sergeant selects:Lacy Beanblossom, 2d Maintenance SquadronKevin Beasley, Air Force Global Strike CommandJerry Carpenter, Air Force Global Strike CommandLisa Clark, 2d Munitions SquadronJohn Elbert, 2d Civil Engineer SquadronBilly Ferguson, Air Force

  • Not another face in the crowd

    With the recital of a simple creed, several crew chiefs assigned to the 2d Bomb Wing were recognized as top performers in their career field by earning the distinction of dedicated crew chief. The DCC program is designed to appoint ownership of aircraft to the most proficient, reliable maintainers.

  • Airman In Spotlight

    AIRMAN IN SPOTLIGHTNAME: Barry RichardsRANK: Senior Airman SQUADRON: 2d Security Forces SquadronJOB TITLE: Plans and Programs/Police ServicesHOMETOWN: Memphis, Tenn.WHY DID YOU JOIN THE MILITARY? I joined to venture out, travel to new places and show friends back home there are countless

  • How many Airmen does it take?

    How many Barksdale Airmen does it take to replace a utility pole on base? Four Airmen from the 2d Civil Engineer Squadron will replace 29 old utility poles basewide. During replacement, power outages can be expected in several locations for up to eight hours throughout the next few months.Three

  • A matter of life and death

    In fiscal year 2009, the families of 47 Airmen answered their doors to find commanders, first sergeants and chaplains dressed in service dress, informing them they would no longer see their loved ones alive. These Airmen didn't die on the front lines of the battlefield. They died in friendly

  • A&FRC helps military save

    Barksdale's Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted its 2010 Military Saves Week Feb. 22 through 28. Throughout the week the A&FRC promoted financial readiness among servicemembers and their families by encouraging them to effectively manage or eliminate their debt and start saving for the future.

  • Barksdale Airmen practice operational capability

    Barksdale Airman participated in a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 22.The exercise tested the wing's operations planning and ability to generate a large number of B-52 Stratofortresses to support the global strike mission. "This NORE allows our Airmen deployed to Minot Air Force Base,

  • Extreme Makeover: Barksdale Edition

    With Air Force Global Strike Command and total force integration, with the 2d Bomb Wing and 917th, comes several renovation and construction projects on Barksdale.More than 50 percent of Barksdale facilities are on the National Historic Register. While these facilities have a great deal of