917th Wing aids Nikon with Air National Guard training

They did dat! What did we do?

The 917th Wing's 93rd Bomb Squadron on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., honored Louisiana's own Super Bowl 44 Champions, the New Orleans Saints on Monday Feb. 8, a day after their victory.An aircrew with the 93rd BS flew their B-52 Stratofortress on their daily training missions under the call signs

917th Wing Education Office picks up and moves

Walking in to the 917th Wing's education office on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., one is greeted by a cheerful hello. After being asked to sit down, Ms. Rebecca McCrary, an education and training specialist for the 917th Wing, sits ready and willing to answer any and all questions about tuition

A partnership across nations

America, the land of the free and home of the brave, is guarded against enemies, both foreign and domestic, by ever-vigilant men and women who have sworn to protect their beloved country at home and abroad. They do not however, do it alone. Among America's sons and daughters, one can find a few

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