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  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • New dorms improve Airmen morale, enhance Eighth Air Force mission

    Across the Eighth Air Force, renovation and construction products for quality of life improvements to dormitories for single Airmen at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Minot AFB, N.D., and Barksdale AFB, La., are currently underway."Quality of life is an on-going project of the Air Force community,"

  • Maintenance Airmen compete in Global Strike Challenge

    Approximately 20 of Barksdale Air Force Base's finest maintenance Airmen competed in the first Global Strike Challenge Aug. 17 to 18.Months of training prepared Barksdale competitors to compete against more than 400 bomber-crew Airmen from: Minot Air Force Base, N.D.; Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.;

  • Barksdale's Buccaneers compete to participate in Global Strike Challenge

    Barksdale Air Force Base's 20th Bomb Squadron "Buccaneers" recently competed in the second annual Bucc Smoke competition from Aug. 3 to 6 to determine the key players who will compete in the Air Force Global Strike Command Challenge in November.The competition allowed the aircrew to not only take

  • 'Mighty Eighth' delivers global combat power

    Global Strike Command aircrews flew more than a dozen B-52 Stratofortress combat training missions recently with forces from 14 partner nations as part of the 2010 Rim of the Pacific exercise, commonly known as RIMPAC.B-52 Stratofortress aircrews and maintainers from the 20th Bomb Squadron here and

  • Barksdale Airmen ensure pilot safety

    Airmen from the 2nd Operational Support Squadron repack a B-52 Stratofortress drag-chute July 29. A drag-chute is an extra-large parachute B-52 Stratofortress pilots deploy during landing to slow the B-52 Stratofortress' momentum.

  • Barksdale cyclists go the distance

    Members of the Barksdale Air Force Base Cycling Team peddled across the state of Iowa during the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa July 25 through 31. The RAGBRAI is a seven-day Iowan tradition that began more than 35 years ago when two staff members of the Des Moines Register rode