Press Releases

  • 2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show Cancelled

    2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show, scheduled for May 4-5, has been cancelled.Base officials continued to plan for the event in hopes that a budget agreement would be reached, but the impacts of sequestration continue to grow as the Air Force was forced to suspended tuition assistance Monday. "These

  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE AIR SHOW: MEDIA OPS (THURSDAY - SUNDAY)

    The largest air show in the South-Central region of the U.S., hosted by Barksdale Air Force Base, is scheduled to kick off April 21.The annual Defenders of Liberty Air Show had an attendance of more than 215,000 guests during its two days last year, and features several acts this year including the

  • BARKSDALE EOD AIRMAN KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

    An Airman from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron here was killed Jan. 5 while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Senior Airman Bryan Bell, a member of 2 CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal, died following an improvised explosive device attack in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan,

  • BARKSDALE SELECTED INSTALLATION EXCELLENCE FINALIST

    Barksdale Air Force Base, La., has been chosen as one of two finalists for the 2012 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence.The award, established in 1984 recognizes "the outstanding efforts of the people who operate and maintain Department of Defense installations and who have

  • Fifth annual cannon firing event

    A period Civil War demonstration, complete with authentically uniformed soldiers and equipment will be featured on Saturday, May 28, at Mansfield State Historic Site. Hosted by the 4th Louisiana Artillery Battery, activities will include live cannon firing demonstrations using a full-scale Civil War

  • Military Ball Ark-La-Tex

    The annual Military Ball Ark-La-Tex is set to take place at 6:30 p.m. April 16, 2011, at the Horseshoe Riverdome. The theme for this year's ball will be: A Salute to Our Community -- A Partnership Second to None. Ticket price for this event is $42 per person and the ball will be open to all military