• HAZMAT programs keep Barksdale waste-free

    The installations hazardous material management program team works to protect human health and the environment. They do this by ensuring the use of hazardous materials is minimized and all materials are managed properly. Barksdale is committed to providing cost-effective hazardous waste management

  • Colonel Robert L. Savory: Hard Act to Follow

    A large pair of shoes was left worn, empty and hard to fill on the doorstep of the 917th Medical Squadron here with the retirement of Col. Robert L. Savory, Oct. 3. Medical Director for the 917th Wing since 1999, Colonel Savory was finally afforded the opportunity to join the ranks of the retirees

  • $555 Million DoD Homeowners Assistance Program Details Announced

     The Department of Defense announced details for the temporary expansion of the Homeowners Assistance Program. Using $555 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this program is designed to partially reimburse eligible military personnel, surviving spouses, and federal

  • Trash or treasure, let AFREP decide

    In the early to mid 90s the Air Force adopted a program from the Navy known as Gold Flag. Today, it is called the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program and performs two functions-- cost avoidance and cost savings. Cost avoidance is the repair of items to avoid replacement costs. The program repairs

  • Oct. 7 Airman in the Spotlight

    NAME: Cortney Nichelle Ross RANK: Senior Airman SQUADRON: 96th Bomb Squadron JOB TITLE: Aviation Resource Management HOMETOWN: Baton Rouge, La. WHY DID YOU JOIN THE MILITARY? To move away from the area I lived in, and to help further along my education. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MILITARY?

  • Getting Fit for Life

    Barksdale's Health and Wellness Center started its 12 week Get Fit program to help people get in shape. The program is free and open to anyone who has access to the base. The Get Fit program is similar to the Biggest Loser. Attendees compete to see who can lose the most body fat or weight and

  • Barksdale Airman honored in Iraq

    Staff Sgt. Justin Barger, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower watch supervisor, is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Sept. 13-19. Deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., the staff sergeant was nominated by Senior Master Sgt.

  • Judge Advocate General Corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1, 2010. Officers interested in becoming Judge Advocates are encouraged to compete for these programs. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to