• TMO receives and ships cargo

    Airman Kylee Boice, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office receiving technician, spots Staff Sgt. Wesley Ramsey, 2nd LRS TMO NCOIC receiving, in offloading a B-52 cowling from a commercial flatbed trailer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2017. Most shipments TMO receives

  • BALTOPS 2017 Kicks Off

    Exercise BALTIC OPERATIONS (BALTOPS) is underway in the Baltic Sea region until 16 June. Air, maritime, and ground assets from several NATO Allies and Partner Nations are involved in the live training event that started from Szczecin, Poland and finishes in Kiel, Germany.

  • Barksdale Global Power Museum: more than just history

    Step back in time, experience an exciting journey through the past and discover the dynamic history of strategic bombardment at the home of the 2nd Bomb Wing, 8th Air Force and Air Force Global Strike Command.

  • SR-71 gets a lift

    A static SR-71 Blackbird is being lifted at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 23, 2017. The purpose of the lift was to install supports underneath the landing gears to relieve pressure from the tires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)

  • Honoring a Hero: Aviator Receives Medal Six Decades Overdue

    An elderly man entertains guests from his chair, which is surrounded by medical equipment. Moments later, a familiar shade of blue walks through his front door, causing him to rise and greet the newcomer. The newcomer picks up the elderly man’s military service coat, the same as his own and places

  • Falling head over heels for safety

    Airman Stephanie Snuffy, a new electrical technician fresh from technical training school, is impatiently waiting for her supervisor to finish using a ladder so she can borrow it and replace one last burned-out fluorescent bulb in the office across the hall. After waiting several minutes, she runs