• Maintaining a career after 30 years

    Second in a seriesAfter two years of working as a civilian, Chief Master Sgt. Carolyn Forester, 2d Maintenance Group, quality assurance superintendent, knew she wanted more out of life. She arranged a meeting with an Air Force recruiter and five possible jobs were presented to her. All five options

  • 20th BS helps cancer patient become Pilot For a Day

    Seventeen year old Sarahann Creech is now a pilot; at least for one day. Members of the 20th Bomb Squadron participated in the Pilot For a Day program Feb. 18 at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. The B-52 flightcrew, which was made up of seven Barksdale officers, flew an hour to meet with the

  • Today’s mission: Operation Hero

    It all started with a phone call. More than 200 children and their parents were told to pack their bags and report to Hoban Hall. The mission: Operation Hero. Hosted by 2d Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center, Operation Hero is a program designed to give military children the

  • Airmen ambassadors: Barksdale EWO brings gifts to Afghan children

    When Maj. Diana Delatorre, an electronic warfare officer working for the 2d Bomb Wing's Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, left Barksdale for a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008, her goal was to provide more than daily expertise on how to employ airborne electronic warfare assets in

  • Governor, state recognizes Louisiana veterans

    More than 250 veterans from all branches of the military were awarded the new Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in a ceremony held March 10 at Hoban Hall. The governor was present along with Louisiana Veterans Affairs Secretary Lane Carlson, joined Maj. Gen. Floyd

  • Stratotanker, bomber train in teamwork

    A KC-135 Stratotanker arrived from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Feb. 8 to train with Barksdale's B-52 squadrons. The KC-135 Stratotanker has the capability to provide midflight refueling, transport personnel during evacuations, and carrying pallets of cargo.

  • Barksdale gone fishing: Airmen participate in 2009 ESPN Bassmaster Classic

    The 2009 ESPN Bassmaster Classic allowed several Barksdale Airmen to reel-in a piece of the action Feb. 20 - 22. Several bass enthusiasts and the Barksdale Hawgherders bass club participated in the classic, which brought 137,700 people to the Shreveport area for what is referred to as the Super Bowl

  • CDC children take to the sky

    The children at Barksdale's Child Development Center became 'pilots' Jan. 20 after helping construct a 9-foot cardboard model of a B-52 Stratofortress. The idea for the project was sparked in the classroom for two-year-old children when toddler Tyler Chamberlain, father is a B-52 pilot, chattered

  • 2d Bomb Wing conducts Global Power mission

    Last week Airmen from the 2d Operations Groups flew two B-52 Stratofortress bombers beginning a vital Global Power training mission. The Airmen flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East region en route to a base in the Indian Ocean. From there they will

  • So help me God: Barksdale gets calling for prayer breakfast

    More than 300 members of the Barksdale community came together to recognize the National Prayer Breakfast Jan. 4 at the Stripes Enlisted Lounge. The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual event held on the first Thursday of February in Washington, D.C. Frank Carlson, a former U.S. Senator, hotel