Barksdale Air Force Base

Air Force Global Strike Command is charged with developing and providing combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations ... Safe - Secure – Effective… to support the President of the United States and combatant commanders.

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-52 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 1,100 sorties and 6,000 flying hours. As the 2 BW celebrates its 60th year at Barksdale, it remains a vital component to United States national security objectives and home to the world's most versatile bomber fleet.

The 307th Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit flying the B-52. Barksdale is also home to 31 associate units, including Det. 2, 57th Wing (B-52 Weapons School), the 49th Test Squadron (bomber operational testing), and the 548th Combat Training Squadron (Air Warrior II).

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In an effort to reduce contact between individuals entering Barksdale, new gate procedures are being implemented immediately for base entry. When approaching the gate, hold onto your ID card with the back bar code visible to the Security Forces member. The guard will scan your card and allow you to enter the installation. Your safety is extremely important and this process will minimize the spread of germs between individuals while still enabling the guard to maintain a non-diminished security posture. If your government issued ID card does not have a bar code, ensure the entire face of the card is visible to the guard to include the photo on the ID and expiration date. In short follow all directions provided by the Security Forces member.

Unmanned Aerial Systems commonly known as Drones are not permitted above Barksdale AFB in accordance with (14 CFR) § 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” and 10 U.S. Code §130i. “Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft."

It is also unlawful to operate Unmanned Aerial Systems within the controlled airspace surrounding an airport without Remote Pilot Certification and prior authorization from the FAA.

Any personnel found to be operating Unmanned Aerial Systems in this manner may be subject to law enforcement action.

The standard radius of controlled airspace around an airport is 5 miles. Anyone operating a drone within this radius is required to have a Remote Pilot Certification and prior authorization from the FAA.

Defense Service Network Dialing Instructions

The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense. 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. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. The DOD DSN operator can be reached at commercial 719-567-1110. Please note long distance charges may be incurred.

Barksdale AFB has two DSN prefixes 781 and 331. The 781 prefix will get you in touch with those offices whose commercial phone number begins with 456. The 331 prefix gets in touch with commercial phone numbers beginning with 529.