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2nd Maintenance Squadron

MISSION: Perform world class heavy aircraft maintenance & develop innovative practices to sustain long term fleet health of all assigned B-52H Stratofortresses ensuring both nuclear & conventional combat capability anytime, anywhere!

Priorities: Lead & develop our Airmen & take care of their families, Seek innovative maintenance practices to propel fleet longevity, Pride through the heritage of Knucklebusters past & present

96th Bomber Generation Squadron

MISSION: Provide unfettered and swift aircraft and munitions maintenance to execute out Nation's airpower, capable across the spectrum of conflict...Any Place, Any Time, Anywhere

VISION: Airmen...continuously develop, always ready, execute mission with precision

PRIORITIES:

To precisely and safely execute the AFGSC mission
Ensure our Airmen are trained and ready...
Take care of and develop our Airmen...

20th Bomber Generation Squadron

MISSION: Provide unfettered and swift aircraft and munitions maintenance to execute out Nation's airpower, capable across the spectrum of conflict...Any Place, Any Time, Anywhere

VISION: Airmen...continuously develop, always ready, execute mission with precision

PRIORITIES:

To precisely and safely execute the AFGSC mission
Ensure our Airmen are trained and ready...
Take care of and develop our Airmen...

2nd Munitions Squadron

MISSION: To provide decisive nuclear deterrence and conventional firepower to Combatant Commanders for Air Force Global Strike Command operations anytime, anywhere... MUNS makes the mission!

VISION: Mission accomplished via precision execution.

PRIORITIES: Safety First and Professionalism

Nov. 21, 2023
Air Force Global Strike Command conducts first annual Combat Ammunition Production Exercise

In a milestone event, the Air Force Global Strike Command successfully executed its inaugural Combat Ammunition Production Exercise (CAPEX) on November 7, 2023, at Barksdale Air Force Base.
Aug. 21, 2023
August 4, 2023 WAMMO Competition

U.S. Air Force Airmen compete in weapon load and ammo build competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., August 4, 2023.
Jan. 23, 2023
A final showdown between Barksdale’s top munition-loading crews

Each crew’s performance in this final event will have an impact on their standings for the 2023 Load Crew of the Year award.
Jan. 17, 2023
Kicking off 2023 with Barksdale’s big bomb-loading battle

Load crews compete by loading munitions onto their respective aircraft while being judged on speed, safety and accuracy.
Aug. 31, 2022
AFGSC Engineering and Logistics Director visits Barksdale units

Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell is responsible for the development of the Airmen that maintain the nation's largest nuclear arsenal.
Aug. 2, 2022
Barksdale’s summer WAMMO Fest brings the heat

The WAMMO Fest competition focuses on speed and accuracy, with teams going head-to-head to improve their skills.
April 11, 2022
2nd MUNS hones combat capability at CAPEX

2MUNS CAPEX challenges munitions Airmen by testing their ability to craft effective munitions during sustained combat operations.
April 8, 2022
Barksdale’s top load crews face off at WAMMO Fest

WAMMO Fest is a load crew competition where two teams of munitions and weapons Airmen work together to mount weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress.
Aug. 31, 2021
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
May 1, 2021
BTF-21 Warrior of the Week: Airman Jarret Hostler

The Bomber Task Force Warrior of the Week for April 18-24 is Airman Jarret Hostler, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument flight control systems journeyman, from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.