• PRP changes streamline procedures

    The 2nd Medical Group Medical Treatment Facility will implement changes here Oct. 1 to simplify procedures for Personnel Reliability Program members.With the change, PRP members are no longer required to check in and out of the PRP clinic prior to medical appointments, nor will they wear a PRP badge

  • Barksdale kids deploy to Camp Kudos

    The morning of Sept. 26 began with an urgent phone call to each of more than 80 children: report immediately to Barksdale's Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell fitness center for a pre-deployment briefing.Upon arrival, each child was presented with orders to deploy to Camp Kudos in support of Operation

  • Runners take to flightline during annual community race

    Nearly 300 runners took flight at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 19, for the 2015 Half Marathon and 5K hosted by the 2nd Force Support Squadron.The event was open to the public, so local running enthusiasts and hobbyists joined service members and their families for the events.Participants

  • Hunters race for a buck

    Dozens of eager hunters raced for a spot in line to call dibs on deer hunting locations during new stand registration, Sept. 15, 2015, at the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources center, here.Military members can register up to three stands, dependents can register one and guests may hunt

  • 2nd LRS: Nothing but the best

    Whereas some career fields are specific to a handful of locations, having 15 different Air Force Specialty Codes, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron validates their slogan "LRS: Nothing but the Best" by supporting military operations around the globe.The 2nd LRS encompasses responsibilities to include

  • Barksdale Airmen participate in EUCOM exercise

    The 2nd Bomb Wing's B-52 Stratofortress aircrew out of Barksdale, Louisiana, conducted a long-range bomber mission to the U.S. European Command area of operations September 17-18, where they participated in Exercise Immediate Response 2015.During the non-stop sortie, which lasted approximately 30

  • Meet your 2015 Global Strike Challenge Bomber Operations 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. Through competition and

  • Capt. Lance Gower: from fitness failure to Iron Airman

    Becoming an Iron Airman is physically and mentally challenging, requiring intense effort and dedication. For Capt. Lance Gower, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52 Stratofortress copilot, joining the ranks of the Iron Airmen also meant overcoming failure. "Before I left for a deployment to Guam, I failed the