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  • Lt. Col. Christopher Carnduff, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, addresses attendees of the ribbon cutting ceremony for Fire Station Two at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 7, 2021.

    Fire Station Two ribbon cutting

  • Leaders from the 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Force Global Strike Command greet the Honorable John P. Roth, acting Secretary of the Air Force, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 6, 2021.

    Barksdale welcomes acting SECAF

  • The Barksdale Bombers hockey team from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, pose for a group photo in the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum at Shreveport, Louisiana, March 31, 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.
  • Leaders from U.S. Strategic Command, Strategic Command Consultation Committee and Airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron pose for a photo with the Omaha Trophy at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 30, 2021. The Omaha Trophy is awarded each year to various units in recognition of outstanding support to USSTRATCOM's strategic deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    96th BS awarded the Omaha Trophy

    For their efforts in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s mission of global strategic deterrence, the 96th Bomb Squadron has been presented the Omaha Trophy by Adm. Charles Richard, USSTRATCOM commander, March 30, 2021. Awarded to units across the command who excel in their respective roles of strategic deterrence, the Omaha Trophy was presented to the 96th as USSTRATCOM’s 2020 premier strategic bomber squadron, the first bomb squadron to ever be presented the award.

  • Our Responsibilities

    How well are you living up to your responsibility? Regardless of your rank or position, you have immense responsibilities resting on your shoulders. We have hundreds of them spelled out in Air Force instructions and handbooks that we’re expected to carry out every day.
  • Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020, poses for a photo in front of an SR-71 Blackbird static display at the Global Power Museum at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 24, 2021.

    Miss America visits Barksdale

    Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020, visited Barksdale and the local area to raise awareness for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs as Schrier herself graduated with honors from Virginia Tech with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biochemistry and Systems Biology.
  • Brig. Gen. Eric H. Froehlich, arms folded, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logisitcs and engineering, takes a tour of the recently acquired E-4B ground power unit at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 17, 2021. The power unit will be used to give power to E-4B aircraft that occasionally stop at Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Barksdale receives E-4B power units

    Brig. Gen. Eric H. Froehlich, arms folded, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logisitcs and engineering, takes a tour of the recently acquired E-4B ground power unit at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 17, 2021. The power unit will be used to give power to E-4B aircraft that occasionally stop at Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo
  • Airman 1st Class Aaron J. Vind, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, unties munitions from a trailer during Combat Hammer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Mar. 10, 2021. Combat Hammer was a week-long evaluation of the wing’s capacity to generate, load and employ conventional weapons on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Second Bomb Wing executes Combat Hammer

    Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing loaded and employed nearly 50 types of various munitions and flew a total of eight sorties in support of exercise Combat Hammer, March 8-12. A week-long evaluation of the wing’s capacity to generate, load and employ conventional weapons on target, Combat Hammer measured the effectiveness and lethality of Barksdale’s combat capabilities.
  • Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, middle, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Office of the Surgeon General medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, right, visit the 2nd Maintenance Group and speak with Airmen about their jobs and how they have handled the COVID-19 pandemic at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 10, 2021.

    AF surgeon general visits Striker Nation

    Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Office of the Surgeon General medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, visited Barksdale, March 10, 2021.
  • Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing return to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 24, 2021, after a Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. BTF missions provide a persistent bomber presence in the Indo-Pacific theater and around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Airmen return from BTF deployment

    Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing return to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 24, 2021, after a Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. BTF missions provide a persistent bomber presence in the Indo-Pacific theater and around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)
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