Fact Sheets

  • 2nd Bomb Wing

    OrganizationThe 2d Bomb Wing conducts the primary mission of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., with three squadrons of B-52H Stratofortress bombers - the 11th Bomb Squadron, which is the training squadron, the 20th Bomb Squadron and the 96th Bomb Squadron.Together they ensure the 2d Bomb Wing provides

  • 2nd Bomb Wing History

    The history of the 2nd Bomb Wing is nearly as old as that of American air power itself. Organized as the 1st Day Bombardment Group on Sept. 10, 1918, in France, the unit represented the first Army Air Service unit dedicated to aerial bombardment. Demobilized after World War I, the group was

  • 2nd Comptroller Squadron

    MISSION: Provide trusted decision support and financial services to ensure nuclear deterrence, combat power, and combat support … Anytime, Anywhere! VISION: Ready, Balanced, Better!PRIORITIES: Build relationships, be accurate, always on time.Operational Capabilities:Look to the future and provide

  • 2nd Contracting Squadron

    The 2nd Contracting Squadron provides professional operational contracting support on services, construction, and supplies to Air Force Global Strike Command, HQ Eighth Air Force, 2nd Bomb Wing, 307th Bomb Wing, and our mission partners. The squadron is comprised of a command section, three flights:

  • 8th Air Force/J-GSOC

    Eighth Air Force is one of two active-duty Numbered Air Forces in Air Force Global Strike Command with headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in the Shreveport-Bossier City community.The mission of “The Mighty Eighth Air Force” and the Joint – Global Strike Operations Center (J-GSOC)

  • ADC - Polygraph tests

    AREA DEFENSE COUNSEL BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La FACT SHEET ON POLYGRAPH TESTS 1. You are facing an Article 15, administrative discharge or a court-martial and want to clear yourself of any wrong doing. You think you might like to request a polygraph test, but are worried that it might worsen the

  • ADC - Administrative Demotions

    AREA DEFENSE COUNSEL BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LOUISIANA FACT SHEET ON AFI 36-2503, ADMINISTRATIVE DEMOTIONS 1. This fact sheet gives you information about your rights and recourses when your commander recommends you for demotion. The important thing to do is to make an appointment to see the Area

  • ADC - Article 15

    AREA DEFENSE COUNSEL FACT SHEET NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (ARTICLE 15) 1. WHAT IS AN ARTICLE 15? Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the hearing or forum in which a commander will decide whether or not an offender has committed a specific offense or

  • ADC - Article 31 rights

    AREA DEFENSE COUNSEL BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. FACT SHEET ON ADVICE FOR MEMBERS ADVISED OF THEIR UCMJ ARTICLE 31 RIGHTS The following information is provided to our clients who have been read their legal rights under UCMJ Article 31. Read this information very carefully - it is intended to

  • ADC - Base Driving Privlieges

    AREA DEFENSE COUNSEL BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LOUISIANA FACT SHEET REVOCATION AND RESTORATION OF BASE DRIVING PRIVILEGES 1. Your commander may revoke or suspend your on-base driving privileges under AFI 31-204 for moving traffic violations, assessment of points on-base, and driving while