• 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

  • 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