BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Barksdale Air Force Base units will conduct hijacking and active shooter exercises on base Aug. 14-15.
These exercises train Airmen and base residents to respond to emergency scenarios to protect lives and safeguard the base’s mission. Base leaders implement extreme precautions to ensure the exercises are both safe and effective.
Traffic around Barksdale may be impacted during the exercises due to temporary gate closures.
For more information, call the 2nd Bomb Wing public affairs office at (318) 456-1015.