News

March 15, 2022
53rd Wing’s 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron receives Air Force accolades for innovative warfighter solutions

The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron based out of Barksdale Air Force Base received numerous awards over the past year to include the 2021 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, presented to units for exceptional meritorious service and outstanding achievement. The 49th TES “Wolfpack” was one of nine
March 15, 2022
Barksdale, Shreveport firefighters join forces

Firefighters from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron and Shreveport Airport Firemen completed a joint training exercise to extinguish a simulated aircraft crash on Mar. 9 here. The firemen worked together using both military and civilian training to practice numerous techniques that would be used in
March 7, 2022
Kendall details ‘Seven Operational Imperatives’ & how they forge the Future Force

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall discussed how the Air and Space Forces must modernize to meet new, emerging threats and challenges by implementing the Department of the Air Force’s “seven operational imperatives.”
March 2, 2022
2 BW adds B-1B Lancer to museum static displays

The sight of a B-52 Stratofortress rolling down the runway is a common sight here at Barksdale Air Force Base. However, seeing a B-1B Lancer aircraft rolling down Range Road going toward the east side of the base is a once-in-a-lifetime thing to see.A recently decommissioned B-1B Lancer departed the
Feb. 23, 2022
Barksdale fights fire with fire

Since January, Barksdale has been conducting prescribed burns to control invasive vegetation and preserve natural wildlife.
Feb. 22, 2022
Brown modifies Action Orders to lock in gains, accelerate change

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., has issued modifications to the “Action Orders” driving Accelerate Change or Lose, the conceptual, philosophical “why” for what the Air Force of the future must become.
Feb. 22, 2022
B-52 Aircrew integrates with JTACS during Bomber Task Force

The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew integrated with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 1st Air Support Operations Group in the areas surrounding Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Bomber Task Force deployment in the Indo-Pacific region.
Feb. 17, 2022
Barksdale first to implement largest upgrade to Air Force NC3 ‘in more than 30 years’

Air Force Global Strike Command is modernizing older infrastructure by implementing the largest upgrade to its Nuclear Command, Control and Communication systems in more than 30 years.
Feb. 14, 2022
2nd SFS, local agencies unite K-9 training

The 2nd SFS Airmen joined forces with local police and their working dogs to detect narcotics in a training exercise.
Feb. 3, 2022
Ensuring global deterrence through dusk operations

To maintain mission readiness, Barksdale is capable of dispatching B-52s at any hour.