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May 28, 2020
Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation hub ‘STRIKEWERX’ now open for business

Air Force Global Strike Command launched STRIKEWERX May 28, a new national innovation hub serving as the command’s store front for connecting with industry and academia, finding solutions to the command’s challenges and coming up with innovative ideas to shape the future.
May 27, 2020
Spirit of B-26 Marauder lives on at Barksdale

Three B-52 Stratofortress crew chiefs at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana named their jet after a B-26 Marauder that flew more combat missions than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II.
May 15, 2020
Collecting and storing JASSMs, another MUNS mission

In January of 2020, missile attacks from Iran to U.S. installations in Iraq brought tensions between the two countries to a point that was feared to trigger a full scale war.In response to this, AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., were sent down
May 15, 2020
Barksdale is no longer for official business only

Barksdale Air Force Base will no longer operate only for official business and will implement changes to the installation policy guidance that removes some limitations from groups associated with the base, including military retirees.
May 5, 2020
Assembling a Flyover

The men and women of Barksdale showed their appreciation to healthcare workers of Louisiana by performing a flyover of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, May 1, 2020.
May 4, 2020
Team Barksdale Tribute

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing and their active duty counterparts assigned to the 2nd BW performed flyovers in Baton Rouge and New Orleans May 1 to honor the efforts of medical and health care professionals, essential employees, and volunteers there combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 30, 2020
Barksdale wins first Inter-Base Esports Championship

The comradery that may come with joining the military is unlike any other bond, and sometimes this connection can be forged by means of activities outside the stereotypical work setting.
April 30, 2020
Barksdale AFB B-52 bombers, Louisiana ANG F-15s to fly over New Orleans and Baton Rouge: saluting COVID-19 essential workers

Barksdale Air Force Base and Louisiana Air National Guard pilots are scheduled to fly over medical facilities in New Orleans and Baton Rouge May 1, 2020, to honor and express gratitude for all medical and healthcare professionals, essential employees and volunteers in the fight against COVID-19 as
April 28, 2020
Planes don’t fly without fuel

Barksdale houses the largest fuel storage capacity in all of Air Force Global Strike Command, which not only keeps the B-52H Stratofortress in the air, but also keeps the rest of the 2nd Bomb Wing moving.
April 20, 2020
AFE face-off with COVID by making masks

As Barksdale’s health protection measures increased in response to COVID-19, face masks are now required to be worn inside the base exchange, commissary and other base facilities. With Airmen being restricted to shop only on base, the need for face masks has increased.