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07/04/11 The committee recommended that Barksdale Air Force Base receive $30 million dollars to build a consolidated mission support group complex. With the expansion of the U.S. Global Strike Command, hundreds of new family members have arrived at Barksdale AFB. The new buildings will support the influx of Airmen and their families, help them transition into the base and Bossier City community and ...
06/27/11 Tuesday June 28, 2011 June 28 50 years ago today NORTH ADAMS -- Airman 3rd Class William Caprari Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Caprari of 57 Davenport St., has been selected Airman of the Month of the 4238th Combat Defense Squadron of the 4238th Combat Support Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
04/15/11 SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A judge has ordered a Minden woman charged with fatally stabbing an airman at Barksdale Air Force Base to undergo a mental evaluation to determine if she is competent to stand trial.
02/22/11 The smoke that drifted across large sections of Northwest Louisiana on Tuesday afternoon came from controlled burns at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Camp Minden in Webster Parish and a third location in northeast Bossier Parish, authorities said.
02/05/11 A reunion of men who took part in World War II's most celebrated raids will take place this fall at Barksdale Air Force Base.
01/20/11 Texas Rangers pitcher Michael Kirkman was part of the team's Winter Caravan that rolled through Shreveport on Tuesday. After touring Barksdale Air Force Base, Kirkman discussed the Rangers' World Series run and what 2011 holds for him and the team.
10/02/10 The nation's fleet of nuclear-ready Boeing B-52 bombers, the bulk of which are here at Barksdale Air Force Base, will get almost $12 billion in upgrades and modernization over the next eight years, the Department of Defense announced this week.
08/19/10 The area's largest gated community, Barksdale Air Force Base, officially unveils its latest housing development, one for junior enlisted personnel. It's called The Landings at Barksdale.
04/26/10 BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - The annual "Defenders of Liberty Air Show" has wrapped up at Barksdale Air Force Base. The annual public show took on a fair-like atmosphere during beautiful weekend weather.
04/26/10 Associated Press - April 26, 2010 8:44 AM ET BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - The annual "Defenders of Liberty Air Show" has wrapped up at Barksdale Air Force Base.
04/10/10 It's the 31st installment, and events are slated throughout Bossier City, Shreveport and surrounding areas including Barksdale Air Force Base, Keachi and the Shreveport Convention Center. This year's theme is "Preservation, Modernism and Revitalization."
01/21/10 A reservist at Barksdale Air Force Base has been nominated for the job of head federal prosecutor for the Western District of Louisiana.
01/08/10 A Chesapeake Operating employee has been named as the person killed in a natural gas explosion on the southeast side of Barksdale Air Force Base Wednesday night.
01/07/10 It occurred in the southern part of Bossier Parish near Barksdale Air Force Base's fence but miles from the base's inhabited cantonment, runway and weapons storage area.
01/07/10 An explosion rocked Barksdale Air Force Base Wednesday afternoon, killing a civilian and causing a fire near the base fence. Base officials say the explosion in an underground natural gas pipeline occurred at approximately 5:20 p.m. in the East Reservation area of the base property.
12/22/09 Currently Operational On A Number Of Fighter Aircraft The successful completion of phase 2 of the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod B-52 integration program at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, was announced by Lockheed Martin Monday.
12/08/09 Associated Press - December 8, 2009 10:04 AM ET BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - People living and working around Barksdale Air Force Base in northwestern Louisiana my notice increased activity at the...
11/28/09 Big changes start next week at Barksdale Air Force Base, where the new Air Force Global Strike Command will take over the service's nuclear missile wings. But there will be few, if any, visible changes at the base, since the shift will be in lines of responsibility and command, not physical placement.
11/14/09 Middle East expert at Barksdale Air Force Base offers local agencies peek inside Middle Eastern culture, thought.
11/05/09 Barksdale Air Force Base has heightened security after a mass shooting Fort Hood in Texas.
10/08/09 Boosts for the Shreveport-Bossier City area will come from natural gas production, the new command at Barksdale Air Force Base and highway construction. | 
