• Barksdale cycling team rolls out recruiting

    Ten members of the Barksdale Air Force Base Cycling Team and three of their support crew made their way across the state of Iowa from July 18 to 26 during the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. The RAGBRAI is a seven-day Iowan tradition that began more than 35 years ago when two staff

  • Family, friends gather to remember fallen crew of RAIDR 21

    The morning of July 21, 2008, six Airmen set out on what would be their final mission from Andersen Air Base, Guam. Today - one year later - a small, solemn ceremony took place here in remembrance of the fallen RAIDR 21Airmen - Maj. Chris "Fireball" Cooper, Capt. Michael "Bull" Dodson, Maj. Brent

  • Barksdale Freedom Riders sponsor Highway Run Fundraiser for Sergeant Flowers

    The Barksdale Freedom Riders are sponsoring a Highway Run to raise money for Staff Sgt. David Flowers, a Barksdale Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, who was injured during his recent deployment. The Highway Run mirrors a traditional Poker Run at motorcycle rallies nationwide. The event kicks

  • Thirty-one year Chief retires

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Hartzog, 2d Maintenance Group superintendent, retired after 31 years of dedicated service to the United States Air Force. Chief Hartzog has served the Air Force to full capacity, even being approved by wing leadership to extend for a year past the 30 year service

  • New Chief: same pace

    The group superintendent of the Air and Space Operations Center at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, for the past year took the position of command chief here at Barksdale's 2d Bomb Wing June 30. Chief Master Sgt. Joe Ann Pace replaced Chief Master Sgt. Tim Cooley, who is now a command chief at

  • 2d Bomb Wing participates in 4th CORE this year

    The Mighty Deuce completed its fourth Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise this year July 14. During the exercise 557 personnel were tasked, 281 short tons of cargo were deployed and six B-52s were generated in a 24-hour time period. The Phase I CORE executed a scenario that allowed the 2d

  • Community donates flags for holiday

    More than 200 individuals were present for the dedication of the Veteran's Avenue of Flags July 4 at the Barksdale North Gate entrance. The event marks the first Veteran's Avenue of Flags in the area and serves as a way to show respect and honor to our veterans as well as our active duty and guard

  • Local MEPS honors fallen Soldier

    More than 60 individuals packed the Shreveport Military Entrance Processing Station July 10 to witness the dedication of the MEPS Ceremony Room to a local fallen hero, Army Sgt. Craig L. Nelson. Jay Jones, Shreveport MEPS operation supervisor, decided to make a memorial after discovering how many

  • Operation School Days

    The Airmen and Family Readiness Center, friends of family support and Army and Air Force Exchange Service have teamed up in support of Operation School Days 2009 to accept school supply donations for military families' school-aged children. The items received from the drive will benefit the children