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  • Senior Airman Eleazar Hernandez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, hugs his spouse after his final chemotherapy treatment at the CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier medical center, Louisiana, July 2, 2021. Hernandez fought cancer for 6 months before entering remission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan E. Ramos)

    Hopeful in the face of uncertainty : A true story of resilience

    A terrifying realization is not being able to achieve your dreams. An even scarier thought is possibly not getting the opportunity to start due to cancer. Diagnosed a year after just starting his new married life, Senior Airman Eleazar Hernandez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, was diagnosed with cancer.
  • Lauren Barrett Knausenberger, sitting left, Air Force chief information officer, receives a brief by Dr. Donna Cowell Senft, right, Air Force Global Strike Command chief scientist, at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, June 15, 2021. The Cyber Innovation Center is the anchor of the 3,000 acre National Cyber Research Park and serves as the catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Air Force CIO visits Barksdale

    Lauren Barrett Knausenberger, sitting left, Air Force chief information officer, receives a brief by Dr. Donna Cowell Senft, right, Air Force Global Strike Command chief scientist, at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, June 15, 2021. The Cyber Innovation Center is the anchor of the 3,000 acre National Cyber Research Park and
  • Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing flight safety office and members from the Shreveport Civil Air Patrol, pose for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base during a Mid-Air Collision Avoidance safety training May 28, 2021. MACA is a program where members of the flight safety office travel to various airports spreading general awareness of hazards in the area, educating local aviators by answering their questions and avoiding mid-air collisions through preparedness. (Courtesy photo by Capt. Dustin Martin)

    Barksdale and local Civil Air Patrol join forces for MACA training

    Mid-Air Collision Avoidance is an important topic within flight safety across Barksdale. Committed to the safety of the local aviation community, Barksdale joined forces with the Shreveport Civil Air Patrol for an official Air Force assigned mission focused on keeping local aviators safe. MACA is a program where members of the 2nd Bomb Wing flight safety office travel to various airports spreading general awareness of hazards in the area, helping local aviators avoid mid-air collisions through preparedness.
  • Airmen from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron perform individual movement techniques and unidentified explosive ordnance identification during a 2nd CES training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 20, 2021. Training operational skills such as land navigation, weapons assembly and individual movement techniques, the 2nd CES intensified the readiness of its engineers, allowing the unit to better adapt to changes in the national security environment and compete in the dynamic future of warfighting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    2nd CES accelerates change in operational training

    In the wooded swamp of Barksdale’s east side, Airmen from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron executed a field training exercise designed to simulate contingency operations in a deployed environment, May 20, 2021. Training operational skills such as land navigation, weapons assembly and individual movement techniques, the 2nd CES intensified the readiness of its engineers, allowing the unit to better adapt to changes in the national security environment and compete in the dynamic future of warfighting.
  • Capt. Blake Morgan, United States Air Force Test Pilot School student, performs preflight inspections on the B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 28, 2021.

    412th TW integrates with 2nd BW

    United States Air Force Test Pilot School students from the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, visited Barksdale to study the B-52H Stratofortress. The USAF TPS is where the Air Force's top pilots, navigators and engineers learn how to conduct flight tests and generate the data needed to carry out test missions.
  • This graphic was created in conjunction with an article about Master Sgt. Kira Cox, 2nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron human performance flight chief, and her efforts saving an injured man from a smoking car. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    Barksdale Airman saves man from smoking car

    It’s incumbent upon members of the Armed Forces to uphold the value of service before self at all times, in and out of uniform. Master Sgt. Kira Cox, 2nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron human performance flight chief, embodied this core value, one late February night, when she pulled a man from a smoking car after a major vehicle accident.
  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, addresses Air Force Global Strike Command non-commissioned officers during a tour of Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 21, 2021.

    Barksdale welcomes CMSAF

  • Capts. Samuel Shrewsberry and Michael McBrien, 340th Weapons Squadron weapons instructor course students, inspect training munitions during a training bomb build at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 13, 2021. The Airmen from the 340th WPS trained with the 2nd Munitions Squadron to better learn and understand what it takes to build munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

    340th WPS students learn to build bombs

    Capts. Samuel Shrewsberry and Michael McBrien, 340th Weapons Squadron weapons instructor course students, inspect training munitions during a training bomb build at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 13, 2021. The Airmen from the 340th WPS trained with the 2nd Munitions Squadron to better learn and understand what it takes to build
  • Lt. Col. Christopher Carnduff, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, addresses attendees of the ribbon cutting ceremony for Fire Station Two at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 7, 2021.

    Fire Station Two ribbon cutting

  • Leaders from the 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Force Global Strike Command greet the Honorable John P. Roth, acting Secretary of the Air Force, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 6, 2021.

    Barksdale welcomes acting SECAF

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