Team Barksdale monitors Tropical Storm Harvey

Barksdale Air Force Base is expected to receive the back side effects of Tropical Storm Harvey between Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. The level 4 hurricane has been downgraded to a tropic storm after hitting Houston this past week, leaving the city flooded.Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to drop between

Col. Brandon Parker hosts first commander’s call as 7th BW commander

Col. Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing commander, held his first commander’s call at the Base Theater, here, Aug. 29. During his first meeting with Airmen since taking command earlier this month on Aug. 4, Parker took the opportunity to introduce himself to the wing, explain the significance of knowing

A titan laid to rest

After 30 years inside a hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, a Titan I missile was moved to its final resting place at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder, Aug. 16, 2017. Before a crew from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron transported this historic behemoth to the cradles that hold it

Everything in Place for Ample Strike 2017

NEWS RELEASE: USAF awards contracts for new nuclear missile to Lockheed, Raytheon

Barksdale set to celebrate 70th Air Force Birthday

The United States Air Force will commemorate more than seven decades of air power when it turns 70 years old Sept. 18. Team Barksdale will celebrate this milestone with an Air Force Birthday Ball, scheduled to take place Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. at the Shreveport Convention Center.

Prime BEEF puts training to the test, proves ready to support worldwide emergencies

Airmen from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron competed during the 4th annual Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force challenge at Ellsworth AFB, Aug. 17, 2017. Ten teams, consisting of eight-man squads, tested their training and proved they are ready to respond within hours to worldwide emergencies in

The letter "B" is for backpack

Stepping onto the scale, the 4-year-old stood tall in her yellow dress decorated with flowers. As a physical therapy technician recorded her weight on paper, Delilah Gordon, daughter of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel and Mrs. Sally Gordon, stepped down and placed her bright pink backpack on the

B-1B bombers conduct air drills with Japanese fighters near Senkaku Islands

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D. to Andersen AFB, Guam, flew a bilateral mission with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s in the vicinity of the Senkaku Islands, Aug. 15, 2017.

Inspection changes for Global Strike Airmen

The Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General team wishes to increase awareness of the Air Force Inspection System, or AFIS. This inspection system focuses on mission readiness without creating extraneous work or preparation, according to Col. Omar Colbert, AFGSC IG Inspection Division