Press Releases

  • BARKSDALE MEMBER ARRESTED

    Staff Sgt. Grant Whipple, an Air Force member assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, was arrested Sept. 5 in Bossier City, La. for suspicion of possessing child pornography.

  • BARKSDALE MEMBER ARRESTED

    A member assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing was arrested Sept. 5 in Bossier City, La for suspicion of possessing child pornography.

  • BARKSDALE AIRMAN DEATH

    A Barksdale Airman died at approximately 10:00 p.m. July 24. The Airman succumbed to injuries sustained by strangulation.

  • BARKSDALE AIRMAN DEATH

    Technical Sgt. Perry Bailey, Jr. was pronounced deceased due to a gunshot wound by the Caddo Parish Coroner at 5:39 a.m., June 30.

  • ANTHRAX VACCINE SOCIAL MEDIA HOAX

    A recent fraudulent social media meme about the anthrax vaccine is reappearing on social media. The meme claims that service members stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY or Ft. Drum, NY between 2001 and 2007 received a “bad batch” of the vaccine. The meme initially appeared in spring of 2018 and was

  • U.S. VS EDWARDS TRIAL

    The trial US vs. Edwards is scheduled to begin at the Federal Courthouse in Shreveport at 8:30 a.m. January 7. Airman 1st Class Isaiah Edwards faces trial after being charged with the murder of Airman 1st Class Bradley Hale. Edwards is presumed innocent of the accusations unless proven guilty beyond

  • BARKSDALE CIVILIAN DEATH

    Kelly Jose, a Barksdale civilian assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, and a reservist technical sergeant assigned to the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was pronounced deceased by Shreveport Police at approximately midnight Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.

  • BARKSDALE CIVILIAN DECEASED

    A Barksdale civilian worker and reservist master sergeant was pronounced deceased by Shreveport firefighters before midnight, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.