Press Releases

  • BARKSDALE AIR SHOW TO RESUME IN 2019

    The annual Barksdale Air Show will not be held next year, but will resume in 2019 and every odd year following. This is due to the high cost to the 2nd Bomb Wing mission; using 2,500 Airmen per day for three days and nearly 46,000 man-hours during the year for planning and execution.

  • BARKSDALE AIRMAN MEMORIAL

    In honor of SSgt Kelsey Reed, a memorial service will be held April 18, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in Hoban Hall at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

  • 2017 MAJOR ACCIDENT RESPONSE EXERCISE

    In preparation for the 2017 Defenders of Liberty Airshow, Barksdale Airmen will partner with Bossier City emergency responders to perform a Major Accident Response Exercise April 27 beginning at 8 a.m.

  • BARKSDALE AIRMAN DEATH

    Staff Sgt. Kelsey Taber Reed, a Barksdale Airman, was pronounced deceased by medical officials at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas at 7:25 p.m., April 12.

  • BARKSDALE AIRMAN DEATH

    A Barksdale Airman died at approximately 10:00 p.m. April 12. The Airman succumbed to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

  • B-52s showcase Allied Interoperability during 20+ hour-long fligh

    A 2nd Bomb Wing B-52 Stratofortress bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana completed a long-duration operation today designed to test the force’s long-range global-strike capability while training and integrating with key allies and partners.

  • B-52 STRATOFORTRESS PARTICIPATES IN JORDANIAN EXERCISE

    Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned May 24 from a 35-hour, 14,000-mile nonstop mission to Jordan as part of this year’s exercise Eager Lion with Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF).