• COMMENTARY: Feeling at home at my first base

    When I arrived at Barksdale in March 2017, I was thousands of miles away from my home and family. I’m familiar with the military lifestyle because my mother is an active duty Airman, but nothing could have prepared me for the depression and loneliness I often found myself feeling.

  • 2nd Bomb Wing wins Castle Award

    The 2nd Bomb Wing was awarded the Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle Memorial Award March 30, 2018, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.The Castle Award is an annual trophy created in honor of Castle and the heroic acts he portrayed Dec. 24, 1944. Castle was the air commander and leader for more than 2,000

  • Fly, Fight, Win: On ice

    He can see his own breath as condensation thickens on his visor. He leans forward, ready to pounce. Tension mounts as everyone watches him to see what will happen next. He waits.Suddenly, a whistle blows, the puck drops and the two centers clash sticks fighting for control at the start of the game.

  • Mosquito trapping and disease prevention

    The 2nd Bomb Wing’s gates and streets are secured by 2nd Security Forces Squadron. To guard against cyber-attacks, the network systems are protected by 2nd Communications Squadron. Barksdale Air Force Base has a list of protectors that safeguard not only our military, dependents, and beneficiaries,

  • Being content

    “I have learned to be content in all circumstances… in times of need, and times of plenty…whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want… I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.” said Paul of Tarsus.

  • Off-duty 2nd SFS defender rescues teenager

    One moment he’s looking over a design for a tattoo, the next he’s saving someone’s life.Second Lt. Adam Sacchetti, 2nd Security Forces Supply and Logistics officer in charge, removed a 17-year-old from a smoking car following an accident in San Antonio on April 6, 2018.

  • Bronze Stars for golden maintainers

    Two Barksdale Airmen received the Bronze Star Medal during the Maintenance Professional of the Year Awards Ceremony April 7, 2018.

  • Mindfulness

    “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment non-judgmentally” Jon Kabat-Zinn