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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 ...
Date. 29–30 August 2007. Location. Minot AFB, North Dakota, and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. 48°25′3″N 101°21′0″W / 48.41750°N 101.35000°W / 48.41750; -101.35000. Result. Six nuclear warheads mishandled and unaccounted for, or improperly secured, for approximately 36 hours. On 29 August 2007, six AGM-129 ACM cruise ...
English: 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show A B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-52 Stratofortress fly in formation at the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. Held for the first time in 1933, the Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show is a full weekend event showcasing displays of latest as well as historical military and ...
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 ...
The change of command ceremony of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara who assumes command of Eighth Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center from Lt. Gen. Mark Weatherington at ...
The Barksdale Global Power Museum (formerly, the 8th Air Force Museum) is an aviation museum run by the United States Air Force on Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana. Hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing, it maintains a large collection of military aircraft and historical artifacts that illuminate the early days of United States ...
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 ...
The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders. [6] Air Force Global Strike Command is the Air ...