Barksdale Airmen excel in medical readiness exercise

Exercises like these ensure the readiness and capability of Air Force personnel.

Triad: Barksdale’s problem solvers

Barksdale is one of the larger Air Force installations in the United States, and the Barksdale Triad is responsible for maintaining, supplying, and coordinating construction across all of it’s 22,000 acres.

2nd Munitions Squadron blows away the competition

The Air Force Global Strike Challenge exercise is designed to enhance readiness, teamwork, mission pride and competitive spirit.

Team Barksdale promotes suicide awareness

Barksdale Airmen run at the Laps For Life event at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sep. 17, 2021.

2 MUNS equips Barksdale for the mission

Airmen in the munitions specialist career field are tasked with protecting, handling, storing, transporting, arming, disarming, and assembling both non-nuclear and nuclear munitions.

2nd AMXS loads naval mines in support of training mission

Senior Airman William Oskay, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares to transfer a MK-62 Quickstrike naval mine in support of a training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 25, 2021. The MK-62 mine is a shallow water aircraft laid mine used primarily

96th Bomb Squadron accomplishes readiness exercise

Airmen of the 96th Bomb Squadron prepare for a readiness exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 18, 2021.

2nd BW commander trains with EOD

Col. Mark Dmytryszyn, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, puts on a bomb suit with the help of Senior Airman Janie Roberts, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 9, 2021. Dmytryszyn visited the EOD unit to further familiarize himself

Hopeful in the face of uncertainty : A true story of resilience

A terrifying realization is not being able to achieve your dreams. An even scarier thought is possibly not getting the opportunity to start due to cancer.Diagnosed a year after just starting his new married life, Senior Airman Eleazar Hernandez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment

2nd SFS performs joint training event with local law enforcement