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Nov. 21, 2023
Air Force Global Strike Command conducts first annual Combat Ammunition Production Exercise

In a milestone event, the Air Force Global Strike Command successfully executed its inaugural Combat Ammunition Production Exercise (CAPEX) on November 7, 2023, at Barksdale Air Force Base.
Aug. 21, 2023
August 4, 2023 WAMMO Competition

U.S. Air Force Airmen compete in weapon load and ammo build competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., August 4, 2023.
Jan. 23, 2023
A final showdown between Barksdale’s top munition-loading crews

Each crew’s performance in this final event will have an impact on their standings for the 2023 Load Crew of the Year award.
Jan. 17, 2023
Kicking off 2023 with Barksdale’s big bomb-loading battle

Load crews compete by loading munitions onto their respective aircraft while being judged on speed, safety and accuracy.
Aug. 31, 2022
AFGSC Engineering and Logistics Director visits Barksdale units

Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell is responsible for the development of the Airmen that maintain the nation's largest nuclear arsenal.
Aug. 2, 2022
Barksdale’s summer WAMMO Fest brings the heat

The WAMMO Fest competition focuses on speed and accuracy, with teams going head-to-head to improve their skills.
April 11, 2022
2nd MUNS hones combat capability at CAPEX

2MUNS CAPEX challenges munitions Airmen by testing their ability to craft effective munitions during sustained combat operations.
April 8, 2022
Barksdale’s top load crews face off at WAMMO Fest

WAMMO Fest is a load crew competition where two teams of munitions and weapons Airmen work together to mount weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress.
April 15, 2021
340th WPS students learn to build bombs

Capts. Samuel Shrewsberry and Michael McBrien, 340th Weapons Squadron weapons instructor course students, inspect training munitions during a training bomb build at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 13, 2021. The Airmen from the 340th WPS trained with the 2nd Munitions Squadron to better
Feb. 25, 2021
SMSgt. Abrams-Trust Aether-Sprint selectee

Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Abrams-Trust, 2nd Munitions Squadron cruise missile flight chief, poses for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 28, 2021. Abrams-Trust was placed on an Air Force level logistics team apart of the Aether-Sprint program, designed to improve and better Air Force