• Barksdale supports Tyndall evacuees

    Airmen and families displaced from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., who evacuated within the surrounding Barksdale region can receive help at Barksdale.

  • Calibration fascination: PMEL’s role in the fight

    The 2nd Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory plays an important role in helping Airmen fulfill the mission of the B-52 Stratofortress by providing maintenance and calibration to instruments used not only on the flight line, but across the base.PMEL is the office everyone

  • Operation Hero 2018: Here to Serve

    The 2nd Force Support Squadron kicked off another year of Operation Hero Sept. 30, 2018 at the Senior Airman Bryan Bell Fitness Center.

  • Recycling and dumping: know the difference

    According to the Environmental Protection Agency, recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserves natural resources and increases economic security, among many other benefits. However if items are disposed of incorrectly, those benefits can quickly be compromised and cause

  • DFAC offers new menu options for Airmen

    The Red River Dining Facility released new menu options throughout this month, designed around Airmen’s health concerns and wants.“We are trying to keep everything fresh and exciting for our Airmen,” said Greg Marciw, Sedexo executive chef at the Red River Dining Facility. “Our most popular station

  • Dress fit for a princess

    The 2nd Force Support Squadron collected dresses and suits for the Cinderella and Prince Charming Project at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center to help military spouses prepare to attend this year’s Air Force Ball.

  • Managing a Hurricane Evacuation

    Bombers, fighters and refuelers filled the flight line as they seek refuge from force of nature named Hurricane Florence. After the all-clear from their home bases, they departed just as organized as they arrived.

  • A fuels family

    With a large tube not easily moved from the back of the truck into a manhole in the flight line, aviation fuel is pushed out from the underground piping system beneath the base, into the truck and then into the fuel tank of the aircraft.

  • Barksdale supports HUREVAC

    For the fourth consecutive year, Team Barksdale provided refuge to Airmen and aircraft seeking shelter from potential hurricane damage.More than 200 personnel and 60 aircraft, including KC-135 Stratotankers and F-15E Strike Eagles, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrived here