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  • BOSSIER CITY, La. – Chief Master Sgt. Patrick McMahon, acting Eighth Air Force command chief, addresses more than 15 new members of Eighth Air Force during a Right Start briefing at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, La., Oct. 15. This is the first Right Start briefing held at the CIC since Eighth Air Force moved off of Barksdale Air Force Base in April. The move was the result of a need to relocate and renovate facilities at Barksdale with the arrival of Air Force Global Strike Command. The Right Start brief offers Eighth Air Force newcomers an entry-level understanding of the Eighth Air Force organization, as well as a brief discussion of the “Mighty Eighth” history and legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

    Eighth Air Force holds first quarterly Right Start at CIC

    Chief Master Sgt. Patrick McMahon, acting Eighth Air Force command chief, addresses more than 15 new members of Eighth Air Force during a Right Start briefing at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, La., Oct. 15. This is the first Right Start briefing held at the CIC since Eighth Air Force moved off of Barksdale Air Force Base in April. The
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, weapons load crew, untangle safely 'remove before flight' streamers before attaching them to a B-52H Stratofortress during a nuclear operational readiness exercise, here Oct. 7. During a NORE Barksdale Airmen undergo scenarios in coordination with the U.S. Strategic Command directives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)

    Barksdale Airmen play in NORE

  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Tucker, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, gets up close and personal with the camera Oct. 2 during the 2010 Whiteman Bark in the Park. Owned by Samantha Underwood, Tucker won first place in the longest hair contest. The annual event was hosted by the Whiteman Community Activities Center and Vet Clinic and is part of the Air Force Global Strike Command values for Airmen moral and welfare. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Barebo)

    Whiteman hosts 2010 Bark in the Park

    The 509th Force Support Squadron Community Activities Center and Veterinary Clinic hosted the 4th annual Whiteman Bark in the Park dog show Oct. 2 at Ike Skelton Park. The event included more than 50 participants of all breeds, sizes and colors to compete in 14 categories and 4 events.Members of Team Whiteman arrived with their dogs primped and
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Tech. Sgt. Mauricio Aguirre, 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 5, and Mr. Dave Fogelman, Southern University at Shreveport, help relocate B-52 training panels from the downtown Shreveport airport to base. The donated panels will be cleaned and ready for use by the 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 5 by Dec. 1. (Courtesy photo)

    Local university donates rare training parts to Barksdale

    Shreveport Southern University recently donated rare B-52H parts to the 372nd Training Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The 372nd TRS will use the donated parts as training aids for aircraft maintenance training for Air Force Global Strike Command's B-52 Stratofortress crew chiefs. "These trainers are priceless to the B-52 community, and
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Maintainers and crew chiefs with the 509th Maintenance Squadron and 131st Bomb Wing prepare to perform a Foreign Object Debris walk before starting their day, Sept. 28, 2010. FOD mishaps can potentially result in extensive aircraft damage, ultimately hindering the Air Force's flying mission. To counter such events, crew chiefs, maintainers and other personnel working on the flightline take responsibility for eliminating FOD to keep the aircraft safe and the flying mission soaring. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston)(Released)

    Whiteman Airmen ensure aircraft safety with FOD checks

    As the sun peeked over the aircraft hangers, and the morning dew dripped from the parked aircraft on the Whiteman Air Force Base flightline, Air Force Global Strike Command maintainers, and crew chiefs were found stretched across the aircraft ramp standing side-by-side with plastic bags in hand. This was a sign of only one thing -- foreign object
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, Eighth Air Force commander, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony on the $25 million renovation to the new Eighth Air Force Headquarters building on Barksdale Air Force Base Oct. 4. The renovation project covers more than 77,000 square feet of office space. Once completed, the headquarters will be equipped with the modern, state-of-the-art communications and information security systems needed to support one of our nation’s most important missions – the mission of nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

    Eighth Air Force breaks ground on new headquarters building

    Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, Eighth Air Force commander, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony on the $25 million renovation to the new Eighth Air Force Headquarters building on Barksdale Air Force Base Oct. 4. The renovation project covers more than 77,000 square feet of office space. Once completed, the headquarters will be equipped with the
  • SHREVEPORT, La. – Members of the Eighth Air Force dragon boat team paddle to the starting line for their first race of the day Sept. 11. The team competed against 26 other teams during the 2nd Annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival held at the River View Park in Shreveport, La. The races feature 41-foot-long dragon boats that hold 21 team members, Eighth Air Force finished second in last year’s race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

    Eighth Air Force competes in dragon boat races

    More than 20 members of the Eighth Air Force competed in the 2nd Annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat races Sept. 11 in downtown Shreveport, La. "Dragon boat racing is one of the fastest growing water sports today and this is an exciting new way we can enjoy our Red River," said John Coutret, the event chairperson.The festival provided
  • Maj. Gen. William Chambers answers questions during the Nuclear Enterprise panel discussion Sept. 13, 2010, during the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Oxon Hill, Md. Other panelists were Gen. Roger Brady, United States Air Forces in Europe commander, Maj. Gen. C. Donald Alston, 20th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, and Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. General Chambers is assistant chief of staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    Generals discuss nuclear enterprise at annual conference

    Four generals comprised the nuclear enterprise panel at the 2010 Air Force Association Conference and Technology Expo to answer questions from Airmen and civilians Sept. 13 here.Gen. Roger A. Brady, the U.S Air Forces in Europe commander; Maj. Gen. Donald Alston, the 20th Air Force commander; Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenter, the 8th Air Force
  • Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, speaks with Airmen deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during a meet and greet at the base theater Aug. 30, 2010. During the meet and greet General Carpenter expressed his appreciation a job well done in support of the 36th Wing and U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

    36th Wing hosts 8th Air Force commander

    Airmen from the 36th Wing took an opportunity recently to show the Commander of 8th Air Force, Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, a bit of hospitality and an in-depth view of the mission here.The mission of the Mighty Eighth is to safeguard America's interests through strategic deterrence and global combat power. The flexible, conventional and nuclear
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE, Mo. - WHITEMAN AIR FORCE, Mo. - Brig. Gen Scott Vander Hamm salutes Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, after the transfer of the 509th Bomb wing guidon from Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler to Gen Vander Hamm, during the change of command here, Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

    Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm assumes command of 509th BW

    Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo., in a ceremony Aug. 23, transferring the leadership of America's only B-2 wing from Brig. Gen. Robert Wheeler.Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, commending the accomplishments of General Wheeler, and challenging
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