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  • Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

    To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.

  • Don’t Fear the Conversation

    No one imagined he would kill himself, but he was drunk, had the means, and felt like everybody would be better off if he wasn’t around.  These thoughts couldn’t be farther from the truth, but a single traumatic event triggered an emotional crisis that led someone to contemplate suicide for the

  • 307th Engineers -- We Dig It

    U,S, Airmen assigned to the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron competed in a Heavy Equipment Rodeo Sept. 12 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. This event brought ten flights together in a training competition aimed at familiarizing and testing Airmen on a range of skills involving heavy equipment.

  • 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron begins BTF mission

    Three B-1 Lancers operated by Airmen of the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas arrived at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, after conducting an initial sortie in the European theater Sept. 10 in support of a Bomber Task Force mission.

  • 307th Bomb Wing announces September enlisted promotions

    The 307th Bomb Wing is pleased to announce the following individuals have been promoted to the rank indicated effective Sept. 1, 2020.Chief Master Sgt. Michael Pierce Senior Master Sgt. Charles TaylorSenior Master Sgt. Dennis VarnadoSenior Master Sgt. Ted DaigleMaster Sgt. Steven GreenMaster Sgt.

  • STARBASE Rocketry Class

    A student successfully launches a rocket on Sept. 3, 2020, Bossier City, Louisiana. A group of Barksdale Air Force Base homeschoolers spent the day building and launching rockets during a class hosted by STARBASE.

  • Around the Air Force: Accelerate, Change or Lose

    Today’s look Around the Air Force features a look at the Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.’s strategic approach for Air Force success focused on acceleration of change in order to remain the most dominant and respected Air Force in the world. (Produced by Staff Sgt. Sara Voigt)

  • Long Ranger Roundup: August in photos

    August started normally for the 307th Bomb Wing’s Reserve Citizen Airmen. They trained through three unit training assemblies and multiple annual tours. That pace changed suddenly Aug. 26 when Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm, threatened Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Aircrews and

  • September is National Preparedness Month 

    September is National Preparedness Month, an annual outreach program sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that educates and empowers Americans to prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters like flooding, active shooter incidents and terrorist attacks. 

  • 307th Bomb Wing bombers return to Barksdale

    Nine B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing returned to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana on Aug. 28 after leaving the base to avoid Hurricane Laura.The jets left the base earlier in the week, seeking a haven from the storm at various military installations in Texas, according