Military
President Targets Barksdale’s A-10s
87-Year-Old Ex-Army Marksman Shoots Suspected Burglar
Celebrating the Mighty Eighth
A big ceremony takes place tomorrow to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the activation of the Eighth Air Force. "The Mighty Eighth" serves as the Air Component Headquarters to USSTRATCOM for strategic deterrence, global strike, and operates the group's Joint Air Operations Center. During the
YOUNG MARINES TO GRADUATE LARGEST CLASS
The Bossier Sheriff Young Marines will graduate its largest class of recruits Tuesday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bossier Sheriff’s Substation, 2510 Viking Drive in Bossier City.
Class 23 will graduate 62 recruits after completing 13 weekends of training, which included physical training, team motivation, confidence building skills and more
Louisiana, U.S. Army Open Door To Fort Polk Property Expansion
Purchase agreement would lead to 4,900 additional acres for the military base near Leesville, the State of Louisiana announced a successful effort by the U.S. Army to secure a purchase agreement on additional land for Fort Polk and the installation's Joint Readiness Training Center
Young Marines Program to Graduate
A-10 Squadron Redies for Deployment
World War II Veterans Invited to Lunch
Barksdale Airman Killed in Afghanistan
A Barksdale Air Force Base Airman has reportedly been killed in Afghanistan. KSLA-TV reports that 23-year-old Bryan Bell died yesterday, after he was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device. Bell was a member of an elite "Explosive Ordinance Division" -- or Bomb Squad -- based at Barksdale


