917th Wing supports Starbase graduates

Mother Nature gives Barksdale a makeover

Family Day tickets on sale

The 917th Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is slated to begin selling tickets to the unit's annual Family Day on Feb. 6 during the Unit Training Assembly (UTA) weekend.Servicemembers and personnel of the 917th WG, along with Regular Air Force members working alongside the 917th in support of

917th Wing hosts Clergy Day 2010

The 917th Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., welcomed pastors and spiritual leaders from the local community onto Barksdale for the wing's 2010 Clergy Day on Feb. 5. Clergy Day gives local spiritual leaders in the surrounding community the opportunity to see exactly what their Reserve Airmen do

917th Wing's Airman in the Spotlight

In the event of inclement weather…

Barksdale Air Force Base, La., home to the 917th Wing, has experienced sunshine, thunderstorms and a hard freeze within the last month due to the unpredictability of Mother Nature. In the past year, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms have passed through Barksdale, causing Airmen living and working

Hot Shot visits Barksdale

Walking the line

47th FS hosts Turkey Shoot

The 47th Fighter Squadron on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., kicked off their annual squadron Turkey Shoot, a flying competition to evaluate the ability of A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots attached to the unit Jan. 7 through Jan. 9. The aerial competition, which evaluated the tactical guile and bomb

917th Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The 917th Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., under the command of Col. Edmund D. Walker, received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 2009 on Dec. 29, for their achievements and contributions as an Air Force unit. The AFOUA is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force, currently Mr. Michael