• Before You Go: OSI foreign travel briefing and what you should know

    For many, foreign travel involves the usual steps such as planning the trip, making reservations and packing luggage. However, with global threats constantly evolving, service members have the added responsibility of being vigilant and protecting sensitive information crucial to the mission while

  • Providing care for Barksdale animals

    Dr. Darrin Olson, veterinarian, examines Grace, a 7 month old Bassador, for foreign objects lodged in her stomach, at the veterinary clinic, June 10, 2016. Animals with ingested foreign objects in their bodies generally do not feel well. They often stop eating and/or act depressed. (U.S. Air Force

  • EMS deters waste, assures environmental stewardship

    While Barksdale’s Airmen give their all to enable mission success, they must also be mindful of the impact their actions have on the world around them.The Environmental Management System ensures Team Barksdale remain good stewards of the environment while continuing to accomplish their mission

  • A new frontier: Meet Barksdale’s new in-service reserve recruiter

    Transitioning from active duty military to a reserve component can be a life changing decision involving changes in benefits, pay, skills training and retirement. Knowing what to do during the application process and how those changes can effect their lives gives Airmen the edge needed to make a

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • Slowing the Buff: AFE Airmen pack, maintain B-52 drag chutes

    Senior Airman Scott Plummer, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, hangs a wet canopy in a drying tower at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 7, 2016. Plummer hung the canopy to dry prior to re-packing it into a chute deployment bag. Wet canopies need to be dried to

  • Criss-cross applesauce: It’s story time!

    Senior Airman Dakota Henriott, 2nd Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, reads “The Three Little Javelinas” to preschool children at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 6, 2016. Henriott was one of 40 Airmen who volunteered to take time out of their day to read to preschoolers at Barksdale’s

  • 2nd CE tech support: the glue holding projects together

    Construction projects can require a massive team effort with many parts having unique jobs within the process.While most people are familiar with framers, “dirt boys”, engineers, and architects, few people are acquainted with the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron technical support shop and the role they

  • Temporary DFAC closure

    The Red River Dining Facility will be closed for approximately six months beginning June 4, due to heating, ventilating and air conditioning system repairs.

  • Health through science: Public Health Airmen battle relentless pests

    Reference materials on display at a mosquito specimen sorting table at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 1, 2016. The materials show different stages of insect development in addition to both male and female samples, providing a guideline for specimen assortment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior