• New and improved: Exchange hosts grand reopening

    Community and Exchange leadership honor retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Jones at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 31, 2016. Jones is a Vietnam War veteran and Shreveport resident who won a grand prize in Military Star’s Your Holiday Bill Is On Us sweepstakes. Jones had his account

  • Iron Airmen: Fitness from the front

    From four-star generals to commanders and chiefs, it’s commonplace to find all levels of leadership at the SrA Bryan Bell Fitness Center early in the mornings.

  • 2016 Defenders of Liberty Mud Run

    Senior Airman Kimberly Brister, 2nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight medicine technician, climbs out of a mud pit after crawling under a cargo net during the 2016 Defenders of Liberty Mud run at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 2. Mud run participants ran a 4-mile course through hilly terrain,

  • The Deuce pitches in

    Historic storms swept through the Southeast United States in March 2016, with some areas seeing more than 20 inches of rainfall within 72 hours. Northern Louisiana, home to Barksdale Air Force Base, was particularly hard-hit.A state of emergency was declared in 16 parishes and President Obama issued

  • Keeping her lethal: Airmen maintain the B-52’s combat capabilities

    The aircrew prepares to deliver the payload. They communicate one last time with their liaison on the ground and confirm their coordinates. An aircrew member places the enemy in his sights and releases the payload. It’s dropped directly on target and away from allies and civilians. The aircrew is

  • Mighty Deuce named 2015 best strategic bomber wing

    The 2nd Bomb Wing here was presented the 2015 Omaha Trophy for U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) best strategic bomb wing during a ceremony today. The award recognized Team Barksdale’s outstanding support of the command’s strategic deterrence mission and their dedication to providing a safe,

  • Barksdale aviators hone water survival skills

    An Airman assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., jumps into a pool during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival class in Shreveport, La., March 15, 2016. The position reduces the chance of injury from any unseen obstacles underwater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mozer

  • I've got the power

    Senior Airman Zachary Shaver, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron power production journeyman, pulls out a vacuum hose at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 15, 2016. The vacuum hose is used to extract old fluids like coolant and oil and allows power production Airmen to do their job more efficiently and

  • EM teaches CBRN defense

    Unexploded ordnance training aids sit on display during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense survival skills training at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 8, 2016. The visual aids are used to teach Airmen how respond during a CBRN attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman