• Trick or Treating: Inclement Weather

    In case of inclement weather occurring this Saturday during Halloween, the 2nd Force Support Squadron will be providing a safe place for kids to go trick or treating by hosting "Operation Trick or Treat", over at Hoban Hall. The times will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. More details will be sent out

  • BSC and LAB celebrate a fruitful partnership

    The Louisiana Association of the Blind celebrated their 15-year partnership with the Base Supply Center at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 27.The BSC provides Airmen with a convenient shopping location for deployment gear and other basic items such as office supplies."We supply Barksdale Airmen

  • Nov. 2, Update: Gate Closures

    Update Nov. 2.Beginning Nov. 3, the North Gate will be open from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., daily. Bodcau Gate will remain closed.Other gates will continue to maintain normal operating hours but delays are possible.Gate Schedules:North Gate: 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Bodcau Gate: Closed until further noticeWest

  • Chief Cody talks Air Force with AFGSC Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited here Oct. 21-22. During his stay, the 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs office asked the chief some questions about various Air Force topics.While visiting the 2nd BW, host installation to Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters, Cody spoke of

  • NAF to hold surplus inventory sale

    Barksdale's 2nd Force Support Squadron Non-appropriated funds will be holding a surplus inventory sale Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at building 745 and Outdoor Recreation.This sale will offer a variety of items ranging from new to used. Customers will find campers, dressers, nightstands and

  • B-52 Stratofortresses fly alongside Canadian allies

    U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) B-52 Stratofortress bombers based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, conducted training in and around the area of Goose Bay, Canada, with Royal Canadian Air Force units, Oct. 20 through Oct. 23.These missions allow

  • Barksdale crosses fingers for win

    Members from Team Barksdale assembled here at Hoban Hall, anxiously awaiting the Global Strike Challenge trophy presentation, Oct. 21.The GSC competition brings together eight Air Force Global Strike Command bases and pits them against each other in different events including: aircraft maintenance,

  • Maintaining the lifeblood of the B-52

    Fuel laboratory technicians of the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron test jet fuel, diesel, and other products such as liquid oxygen and nitrogen to make sure Barksdale's planes and pilots are receiving safe and efficient products. This high quality fuel is important as it ensures that Barksdale's

  • Sister runs to honor victims of Aurora cinema shooting

    As the morning sun crept over the flightline, hundreds of participants lined up to begin the Barksdale half-marathon. Whether this was their first or their 10th race, each person had his or her own driving force for finishing the run.Among the competitors, lost in the crowd at the ready position was