Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. Please note long distance charges may be incurred. The prefix will get you in touch with those offices whose commercial phone number begins with The prefix gets in touch with commercial phone numbers beginning with Air Force Global Strike Command is charged with developing and providing combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations The "Mighty Eighth" is a warfighting headquarters constantly ready to deploy global air power and command an air operation wherever needed.
The 2nd Bomb Wing is the oldest, largest, and best bomb wing in the world, always ready to use its B Stratofortress bombers to deter, defend against, and defeat enemy aggression by providing global combat capability. As the host unit, the 2d Bomb Wing 2 BW delivers devastating combat capability through deployable aircraft and personnel capable of executing both nuclear and conventional combat missions, while maintaining an elite force of expeditionary Airmen in support of combatant commanders around the world.
The 2 BW oversees all aircraft maintenance and provides standardized weapons loading and academics training in support of the wing's annual 1, sorties and 6, flying hours. As the 2 BW celebrates its 57th year at Barksdale, it remains a vital component to United States national security objectives and home to the world's most versatile bomber fleet.
Barksdale is also home to 31 associate units, including Det. Emerging from the cotton fields of Northwestern Louisiana in the early s, Barksdale Air Force Base has grown into a major source of revenue and employment for the region.
You may also visit the installation homepage. Bossier City, Louisiana's estimated population is 68, according to the most recent United States census estimates. The population density is Shreveport, Louisiana's estimated population is , according to the most recent United States census estimates. Shreveport, Louisiana is the 3rd largest city in Louisiana based on official estimates from the US Census Bureau.
Barksdale serves a large population made up of over 6, active duty and reservists, 4, military family members, and over 2, civilian employees appropriated, non-appropriated and contract. In addition, Barksdale services approximately 40, retirees and their family members living within a 50 mile radius of the base. The base is two and half hours east of Dallas, Texas and three hours west of Jackson, Mississippi. The zip code for the base is The climate, location and military environment make this area a popular place for military retirees and their families to call home.
Our base operator's number is or DSN If you arrive by air, Shreveport Regional Airport is the airport at which you will arrive. The airport is located at Hollywood Avenue, west of downtown Shreveport. Combined, there are more than 40 daily scheduled arriving and departing flights among the carriers at Shreveport.
Along with the flights to seven direct destinations, travelers from Shreveport can connect to more than other domestic and international destinations through one-stop service at one of the cities listed above. You have the option, if not met by your sponsor or another person from the base you contacted, of taking a taxi or rental car. PCS and TDY personnel are encourage to make reservations as early as possible to ensure a trouble-free and uninterrupted stay.
Families PCSing in are eligible to occupy quarters for 30 days. Household items such as pots and pans, dishes, silverware, irons and futons are available for those who are waiting for their household goods to arrive.
Free child care is available through the Child Care for PCS program for 20 hours per child within 60 days of your arrival. Around , the Shreveport citizens decided it is time for their area to gain some defense security, so they thought about hosting a military airfield, especially since a close base was about to be expanded. The place was found and selected in However, the actual construction began in with a couple of runways and some hangars.
The first operations began next year, after the first unit joined the base in the autumn of — the th Pursuit Group. The official groundbreaking ceremony took place in The place was initially used for the pilots to test out their bombing capabilities and work on them. Prior to World War II, the place expanded with multiple barracks and facilities.
Over the war, almost 15 different units and squadrons used the area to train, especially for the European theater. At the same time, it experienced a wide variety of problems due to the low flying capacity of the bombardment aircrafts that could not take such long distances. Many of them could not be equipped with extra fuel tanks either. The whole invasion took 80 hours, including the deployment time.
Other than that, the base was used for the War on Terrorism as well. One of the most notable events on a black list includes the nuclear warhead transportation, when a B 52 carrying cruise missiles with nuclear load landed on the base, without the personnel to have a clue about the load. This happening raised a huge controversy throughout the country.
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