• 2nd MDSS ensure Airmen are fit to fight

    Before a pilot enters the cock pit, before a maintainer turns a wrench and before Airmen load munitions on a plane, all Airmen must be medically capable of performing the job assigned to them.

  • Barksdale inducts newest honorary commanders

    The Honorary Commander program partners Barksdale unit commanders with local community leaders, to increase the public’s understanding of the base, its mission and its Airmen, while strengthening the relationship between Barksdale and the Shreveport and Bossier City communities.

  • Memorial wall honors fallen defenders

    The 2nd Security Forces Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, unveiled their first ever Security Forces Memorial Wall, Jan. 22, 2018. The wall is designed to stand in remembrance of defenders who gave the ultimate sacrifice while deployed.

  • Airmen learn Barksdale basics at FTAC

    Every chapter has a beginning. For Barksdale’s new Airmen, their beginning is the First Term Airmen Center.FTAC is designed to give Airmen a chance to learn everything they need to know about their new base, available programs.

  • Airman building Airmen

    Physical training can be a rewarding hobby or job, for one Airman it’s both.Senior Airman Alberto Mosqueda, 2nd Force Support Squadron guest services representative, uses the skills he learned as a former fitness center trainer to help others pass their fitness exam.

  • Navigation repairs keep buff lethal

    Senior Airman Eric Rolfe, 2nd Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems craftsman, collects equipment needed to repair a GPS antenna on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 22, 2018. Communication and navigation systems Airmen make repairs to a variety of

  • Last to let you down

    Senior Airmen Cory Neal and Jack McDonald, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeymen, straighten out a drag chute at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. Drag chutes are deployed when the B-52 Stratofortress lands to slow it down. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

  • 2 DS: giving Barksdale a bright smile

    Staff Sgt. Antione McInnis, 2nd Dental Squadron dental technician, rinses a patients teeth at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 18, 2018. Dental technicians help provide quality dental care to a multitude of patients on base each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Hill)