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Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) (IATA: BAD, ICAO: KBAD, FAA LID: BAD) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in northwest Louisiana. Much of the base is within the city limits of Bossier City, Louisiana, along the base's western and northwestern edge. [2] Barksdale AFB occupies more than 22,000 acres (89 ...
Barksdale Air Force Base hosts its first-ever naturalization ceremony for Barksdale Airmen Tuesday morning, July 2, 2024. This naturalization ceremony was the first of its kind at Barksdale.
See: Strategic Air Command for history prior to 2009 Secretary of the United States Air Force Michael Donley discusses the creation of the Global Strike Command. Following the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident when six AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles (ACM), each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead, were mistakenly loaded onto a B-52H at Minot AFB and ...
Unit. 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Battles/wars. Vietnam War [1] Awards. Legion of Merit. Meritorious Service Medal (3) Air Force Commendation Medal (2) Robert D. Gaylor (May 8, 1930 – January 17, 2024) was an American military senior non-commissioned officer, the 5th Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force from 1977 to 1979.
The 2nd Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command and the Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The wing is also the host unit at Barksdale. The wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command in February 2010 as part of the reassignment of Eighth Air ...
2nd Operations Group. The 2d Operations Group (2 OG) is the flying component of the United States Air Force 2d Bomb Wing, assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force. The group is stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana . 2 OG is one of two Air Force Global Strike Command groups to fly the B-52H Stratofortess.
The consequences of flying a drone over the base could result in jail time of up to three years and fines up to $250,000, depending on the severity of the offense, the release said. Barksdale Air ...
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, made a special visit to Barksdale Air Force Base on July 18. According to a press release from the base, the visit was part of "Jackson's ongoing commitment to invest in ...