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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE ... from the conference room at the 8th Air Force Headquarters. Today, the podium he spoke from is on display at the Barksdale Global Power Museum. Visitors to the museum ...
Bombers cruising in or out of Bossier City along with one of the top air shows in the country are what most people, outside the day-to-day operators of Barksdale Air Force Base, associate with the ...
Barksdale Air Force Base welcomed Col ... Weyermuller most recently served as the Vice Commander, Eighth Air Force at Barksdale. Before that, Weyermuller served as the Vice Wing Commander ...
“Since Washington D.C. had been attacked as well, Air Force One headed westward to an Air Force base called Barksdale,” said Eighth Air Force Historian Lane Callaway. According Callaway, once on the ...
(KSLA) - The 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base held a grand opening Wednesday, June 12 for the Barksdale Global Power Museum’s “BAFB Women’s Exhibit.” The exhibit highlights the ...
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - A new commander took charge Thursday at Barksdale Air Force Base. Col. Mark C. Dmytryszyn assumed command of the 2nd Bomb Wing, the host wing of Barksdale, from Col.
Two 100-year-old veterans shared tales of valor and service on Sunday as part of the Might Eighth Air Force Museum's Memorial ...
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (KSLA) - On Tuesday, Feb 1, the Eighth Air Force, also known as “The Mighty Eighth,” celebrated 80 years of war-fighting history. Eighth Air Force was first activated ...
The 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base has a new commander. Maj, Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere took command of the Mighty 8th on Oct. 4 in front of more than 100 airmen and the mayors of Bossier City ...