• Manage Your Risks: Stay In the Fight!

    The 2nd Bomb Wing Safety office hosted its annual fall Safety Day brief at Hoban Hall, Aug. 31, 2017. With summer coming to an end and fall bringing in the start of the hunting season, Wing Leadership and guest speaker Tony Crow spoke to Team Barksdale about risk management and applying safety both

  • Airmen to represent AFGSC at Air Force Marathon

    According to some runners, a runner’s high is the greatest feeling in the world because you feel like you can run forever. Capt. Amy Natalini, 608th Air Operations Center chief of analysis, fusion and correlation, is one of those people.Three Airmen at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have been

  • Team Barksdale monitors Tropical Storm Harvey

    Barksdale Air Force Base is expected to receive the back side effects of Tropical Storm Harvey between Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. The level 4 hurricane has been downgraded to a tropic storm after hitting Houston this past week, leaving the city flooded.Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to drop between

  • Barksdale Airmen Showcase Culinary Skills

    Senior Airman Kimberlyann Crisostomo, 2nd Force Support Squadron guest services representative makes an open face pork bun sandwich during an advanced culinary skills course graduation at the Red River Dining Facility at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 18, 2017. Crisostomo, a native of Guam made

  • Barksdale set to celebrate 70th Air Force Birthday

    The United States Air Force will commemorate more than seven decades of air power when it turns 70 years old Sept. 18. Team Barksdale will celebrate this milestone with an Air Force Birthday Ball, scheduled to take place Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. at the Shreveport Convention Center.

  • Double Threat: Detection MWD earns Patrol Certification

    Hector, a 2nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, prepares to begin a bite drill during a patrol dog certification evaluation at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 11, 2017. Hector completed basic obedience tasks, an obstacle course, aggression drills and gunfire and scouting and

  • Aiming High: Barksdale Hosts 2017 SNCO Induction Ceremony

    Eight years after the U.S. Air Force was created, master sergeants began the transition into the SNCO tier. This new rank charged them with the responsibility to lead the enlisted force in the employment of air power in support of U.S. national security objectives. Seventy of Barksdale’s Airmen

  • 49th TES Celebrates 100 year of Excellence

    Lt. Col. Joseph McKenna, 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, speaks to guests during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 2, 2017. The ceremony was held to celebrate the 100th birthday of the 49th TES, and to provide a historical overview of the unit’s missions and

  • Pathogen Pathfinders

    Laboratory technicians with the 2nd Medical Group aim to help keep Team Barksdale healthy by performing annual tests on patients and staying on top of potential health issues through preventive health care.

  • “One Helluva Roar”: American History, Air Force Future

    History is more than written words on a page; it’s the understanding of how actions of the past affect future generations. Whether immediately or over time. The Global Power Museum gives visitors a look into the past, teaching visitors the overall history of the base and where it comes from and