2ND COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON

 

MISSION: Defending cyberspace to empower global strike and support operations.

VISION: Innovative Airmen equipped to dominate adversaries in cyberspace.

PRIORITIES: Develop a highly effective and cohesive cyber team. Deliver and defend reliable communications. Deploy combat ready Airmen.

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  • Staff Sgt. Kendall Armand, 2nd Communications Squadron client systems supervisor, looks over a laptop as it's being reimaged at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 20, 2020. Armand works at "The Hub," a walk-in computer clinic where Airmen from the 2nd CS work to install and fix various computer software issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

    No break in communication: 2nd CS keeps Barksdale connected

    For many members of Team Barksdale, working from home is business as usual and it's all thanks to the 2nd Communications Squadron enabling Airmen to stay connected so their contribution to the mission can continue.

  • 2 Comm Airman fixes F-35 software

    Not knowing what to expect, Senior Airman Troy Burns, 2nd Communication Squadron client systems technician, quit his job as a county jail corrections officer and left his hometown of Abilene, Texas to enlist in the Air Force and eventually be stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 374 miles away from home.
  • Trouble tickets, service requests: What’s the deal?

    Trouble tickets, service requests: What’s the deal?

    When a computer crashes or a phone won’t connect, the 2nd Communications Squadron gets contacted. When a light won’t turn on or there’s a hole in the ceiling, the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron gets the call. A commonality between these two scenarios is a work order process - to the 2nd CS they are known as trouble tickets and to the 2nd CES they are called service requests.
  • 2nd CS keeping up connections

    2nd CS keeping up connections

    The phone rings, someone answers and a joyful greeting from a friend in another state comes through. They check their morning emails and learn when their next meeting will take place. They open an internet browser to read international news. All of these are forms of communication. Nearly everyone does it every day and don’t often wonder how so much information can travel so effortlessly. Here at Barksdale Air Force Base, every electronic communication is maintained thanks to the work of the 2nd Communications Squadron.
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