• Kicking down the door: The future of the bomber enterprise

    Airmen from the 77th and 340th Weapons Squadrons joined forces to implement the integration of standoff munitions during an exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 6-9.Aided by a host of integration experts from various squadrons, the exercise aimed to achieve two specific objectives. The

  • Sweaty Housewives bring home gold

    Spouses from across Barksdale took first place in the all-female relay at the 2015 Rambler 120 in Texas Sept. 19.Dubbed the Sweaty Housewives, the Barksdale team took on the Rambler 120, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, which features four and eight-person teams competing in events to

  • Meet your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Chef Competition Team!

    The Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and security forces competition between units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard. This year marks the

  • Working overtime: Barksdale hustles to host evac'd aircraft

    While the B-52 Stratofortress owns the skies around Barksdale Air Force Base, spotting a fighter or tanker in the area is not uncommon.Barksdale often serves as a refueling stop for military aircraft and is an operations center for joint-force exercises like Green Flag. But on rare occasions, the

  • Barksdale soccer team kicks Worlds

    The Defenders Cup was a month away. The soccer players of Barksdale Football Club were hopeful but battered after losing eight starters to injuries and seeing a month without a victory.The tournament, held in San Antonio, Texas, is essentially the World Cup for the United States Armed Forces, and

  • Shelter from the storm: Barksdale welcomes East Coast visitors

    Hundreds of aircrew and a fleet of more than 65 aircraft including F-15E Strike Eagles and KC-135 Stratotankers arrived here, Oct. 1-2, to avoid potential damage from Hurricane Joaquin along the East Coast.The aircraft and their crews are from the 916th Air Refueling Wing and 4th Fighter Wing at

  • Nuclear platforms rally in the name of deterrence

    Air Force Global Strike Command hosted a two-day tour for intercontinental ballistic missile maintainers, operators and security forces Airmen here Sept. 28 - 29.The Higher Headquarters Professional Development Tour was designed to educate ICBM Airmen on both the nuclear and conventional