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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 ]
The 307th Operations Group was activated on 8 January 2011. Its mission is strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike. The Air Force Reserve wing is a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress unit whose mission is to train B-52 pilots in initial qualification.
Barksdale Air Force Base [2] 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 4th Maintenance Group, 4th Fighter Wing: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base [3] 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 5th Maintenance Group, 5th Bomb Wing: Minot Air Force Base [4] 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 6th Maintenance Group, 6th Air Mobility Wing: MacDill Air Force Base [5]
"Wise Guy" 60-034 is the second B-52 to be regenerated from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. On Tuesday 14 May 2019 "Wise Guy" took to the skies once again with Col. Robert Burgess, CO of the 307th Operations Group, 307th Bomb Wing, flew the bomber back to Barksdale AFB.
Randolph AFB, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Lt Gen Brian S. Robinson: Recruits, trains, and educates airmen Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, U.S. Gen Thomas A. Bussiere: Develop and provide combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Gained B-52s and a bombardment mission in 1993. Transferred B-52 squadron to 307th Operations Group, 8 January 2011, inactivated 26 September 2013 and aircraft transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona under the 924th Fighter Group.
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Hickam AFB "Fighting Geckos" 20th Operational Weather Squadron: Yokota AB "Samurais" Inactivated April 2006; operations consolidated with 17th OWS [4] 21st Operational Weather Squadron: Kapaun Air Station "Knights" 25th Operational Weather Squadron: Davis–Monthan AFB "Bobcats" 26th Operational Weather Squadron: Barksdale AFB "Bayou Bandits"