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Aug. 21, 2023
Senior Airman Kiige: forging connections, building communities

The word "community" is defined as a feeling of fellowship with others that arises from sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
May 17, 2021
COVID-19 Installation Policy Guidance – Change 14

Public safety remains of the utmost importance at Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB). This memorandum supplements reference (a), which renewed BAFB’s Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration until 5 July 2021 or until I determine public health data indicates the risk for sustained community
April 19, 2021
COVID-19 Installation Policy Guidance – Change 13

Public safety remains of the utmost importance at Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB). This memorandum supplements reference (a), which renewed BAFB’s Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration until 5 July 2021 or until I determine public health data indicates the risk for sustained community
April 5, 2021
Renewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency – COVID-19

On 17 March 2020, in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 and based on a preliminary investigation and the recommendations from our Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO), my predecessor declared a public health emergency (PHE) in accordance with reference (a). That declaration has continuously
April 2, 2021
Barksdale Bombers named local hockey champions

The Barksdale official hockey team, the Barksdale Bombers, won the Mudbugs Adult Hockey League championship game at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, in Shreveport, Louisiana, March 31, 2021.
Nov. 23, 2020
An open letter from Shreveport-Bossier City health and hospital systems

To the Citizens of Shreveport-Bossier City and Ark-La-Tex,As Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year are approaching and COVID-19 cases surge, the physicians, nurses, hospital and health system leaders on the front lines need your help. How can you help?
Feb. 28, 2020
The wild side of Barksdale

Driving through the luscious tree tunnel entrance of the main gate, one might think this is the best part of Barksdale, but there is a whole world hidden in the background.
March 26, 2019
2nd Civil Engineer Squadron conducts joint fire training with Shreveport Fire Department

When a B-52 Stratofortress soars overhead, visions of American air power and global strike lethality scurry into the mind, but rarely is there any thought of what happens if disaster struck and a B-52 suddenly became engulfed in flames. Fortunately, the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department in
May 23, 2018
STARBASE students become the teachers

Through the sound of children’s chatter and laughter, a fifth-grade science lesson on Isaac Newton’s laws of motion is set to begin. But for this lesson, the students became the teachers sharing what they learned from STARBASE. STARBASE, a Department of Defense-wide youth program with an affiliate
May 16, 2018
COMMENTARY: Feeling at home at my first base

When I arrived at Barksdale in March 2017, I was thousands of miles away from my home and family. I’m familiar with the military lifestyle because my mother is an active duty Airman, but nothing could have prepared me for the depression and loneliness I often found myself feeling.