• Oct. 21 Airman in the Spotlight

    NAME: Chelsey N. Bain RANK: Airman First Class SQUADRON: 96th Bomb Squadron JOB TITLE: Aviation Resource Management HOMETOWN: MiamiHOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MILITARY? A year and six months WHO IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN THE MILITARY AND WHY? It's really hard for me to say because everyone

  • Breast Cancer: Vaughn Grace's Survival Story

    On Aug. 31, 2001, Vaughn Grace's life was changed forever when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Mrs. Grace, the wife of 2d Medical Group Commander Col. Thomas Grace, was at a medical clinic receiving a standard employment physical for a new job when her doctor noticed she hadn't had her annual

  • Breast Cancer Awareness: Mammograms key to early detection

    The 2d Medical Group is celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One-in-eight women either has, or will develop, breast cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that today, if detected early, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer is 90 percent. Mammograms are among the best early

  • Beware: Scammers looking to rip-off local renters

    The process of renting a house has varying hassles including having to drive all around town looking for the right place. Recently, the convenience of searching online has become the norm in house hunting and allows us the freedom to search options at our leisure with no traveling, avoiding the

  • Airmen complete sixth CORE of year

    Barksdale completed its sixth conventional operational readiness exercise Oct. 28, leading up to a conventional operational readiness inspection to be held in December . This exercise was the first of three COREs allowing Airmen to practice and make final adjustments before the official Air Combat

  • Old West Gate guard house to be demolished

    The 2d Civil Engineering Squadron commenced with a demolition project on Monday of the old West Gate guard house and its associated utilities. The demolition project affects traffic usage at the West Gate through Nov. 2 at 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. According to Mr. Christopher Bowman, 2d Security

  • Founding 8th Air Force Museum curator retires

    After more than three decades, the 8th Air Force Museum bid a fond farewell to its founding curator, Mr. Harold "Buck" Rigg when he retired Oct. 18. Mr. Rigg's connection to the museum began in the mid-1970s while his father was working at 8th Air Force headquarters. The then commander expressed a

  • Barksdale stays aware of fire safety

    As part of National Fire Prevention Week which started Oct. 4 - Oct 10. Barksdale's own Fire Department hosted briefings at commander calls, group gatherings, the Youth Center, Child Development Center and Sparky the fire dog visits throughout the community. There were also two fire prevention