• 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

  • October is National Energy Awareness Month

    Barksdale's greatest utility cost is electricity at nearly $5 million annually. We can reduce waste without effecting mission readiness. Examples of waste include allowing night lighting to operate during daylight, allowing lighting to operate in tool rooms, storage areas, work rooms, and break

  • Charter Chief Golden Anniversary is Dec. 1

    One of the most significant milestones in the enlisted history of the Air Force was the creation of the rank of chief master sergeant. Barksdale will be hosting the 50th golden anniversary celebration honoring the promotion of the first Chief Master Sergeants in the Air Force on Dec. 1 at the El

  • Barksdale traffic rules keep mission rolling

    The roads on Barksdale have a few rules to keep drivers safe and the mission on track. The speed limit on Range Road by the East Gate has changed from 45-to-35 miles per hour. The 45 mph limit was too fast for vehicles entering or exiting to do so safely. The slower speed allows vehicles to turn

  • CDC vet knows what's cooking

    It all began 35 years ago in a summer feeding program. Joyce Milton worked as a bread and vegetable cook for 10 years for the Caddo Parish School System until she came to the Child Development Center in July 1984. Ms. Milton prepares breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and serves