Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States military base near Bossier City, Louisiana. Barksdale is the home of the U.S. Air Force's 2d Bomb Wing, headquarters of the Eighth Air Force, and the Air Force Reserve Command's 917th Wing. Barksdale hosts a large complement of B-52 bombers and A-10 "tank busters". During World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces. Bossier City is a city located in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 210 km 610 km 16 29°N to 33°N 89°W to 94°W Population... Seal of the Air Force. ... The 2nd Bomb Wing is a B-52 Stratofortress unit based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ... The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ... This article or section should include material from U.S. Air Force Reserve Shield of the Air Force Reserve Command. ... A B-52 in flight The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1954, replacing the Convair B-36 and the Boeing B-47. ... A-10 Thunderbolt II USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II USAF A-10 Thunderbolt from 1975 The A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed and universally known as the Warthog, is the first US Air Force aircraft designed for close air support of ground forces. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...

History

Barksdale Field official opened in 1933. It is named in honor of Lt. Eugene Hoy Barksdale, United States Army Air Corps, who lost his life August 11, 1926 , while flight testing an observation airplane in Dayton, Ohio . 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States with a population of 166,179 (2000). ...

By the mid-1930s, Barksdale Field was used by fighter and pursuit aircraft to hone their gunnery and bombing skills. The 1940s saw the training of bomber crews. Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949 and began phasing out bomber crew training. Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base January 13, 1948. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

From 1972 through 1973 almost all of the base's resources were deployed overseas for operations over Vietnam. All aircraft and crews returned to Barksdale in January and October of 1973. January 1, 1975 , Headquarters Eighth Air Force was installed on Barksdale. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ...

In April 1982, and again in December 1990, the space shuttle Columbia made a stop at Barksdale on its way back to Cape Kennedy. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... Cape Canaveral is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, near the center of the Atlantic coast. ...

In April 1992, 265 buildings on Barksdale’s main base were placed on the National Registry of Historic Places. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

Barksdale was the first location to which President George W. Bush was flown after the September 11 terrorist attacks. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd and current President of the United States. ...

External links

• Barksdale Air Force Base
• The history of Barksdale Air Force Base