All calls increase Warren's awareness of Strike Now! program

Sometimes the best source of information about ways to improve operations comes from those actively engaging in operation. For this reason, Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, initiated the Strike Now! program, which allows all Global Strike personnel to submit

Aircrew dive into water survival training

The 2nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape conducted Water Survival Training, Jan. 22.The training started with a classroom portion and transitioned to a "hands-on" class at the Louisiana State University pool in Shreveport, La., where three aircrew members went

Council keeps morale high for Dorm Airmen

Airmen and dorm management met for the first time in 2013 to discuss issues concerning Airmen in the dorms here, Jan. 17.Members of the dorm council, and dorm managers, use these meetings as an opportunity to pitch new ideas to management, and have a general update on the condition of their

Congressman learns more about Warren's mission

TRF Airman puts on the gloves

In addition to being a member of an elite tactical response force, Senior Airman Richard Purrier, 90th Security Forces Group TRF, hopes to be part of another elite team: the All-Air Force Boxing Team.The team, which consists of members from across the Air Force, will be selected during a competition

American Red Cross helps families with deployments

The American Red Cross in Shreveport, La. works with service members and their families to learn to cope with the stresses of deployments and extended temporary duty assignments.For the past five years the Red Cross has worked with Barksdale Air Force Base's Airmen and Family Readiness Center to

New mandate requires electronic pay

Electronic funds transfer for military pay will be mandatory for all service members, retirees and Department of Defense civilians beginning March 1, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.The Defense Finance and Accounting Service encourages all affected personnel to set up a direct deposit

AFGSC energy group visits local power plant

Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Energy Management Steering Group toured the Southwestern Electric Power Company's Arsenal Hill Power Plant Jan. 8 in Shreveport, La."As we stood up the EMSG, our first tasker from the Air Force was to reduce energy consumption throughout the command,"

B-52 makes pit stop in Phase Hangar

Airmen lift off with Operation Bright Holiday

It was Nov. 19, 2010, when Airman 1st Class Desmond Awadzi said goodbye to his family at the Kacoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, and boarded a plane headed to the United States.Now, Operation Bright Holiday is reuniting Awadzi with his family and helping 49 other Airmen get home for the