2nd Bomb Wing Establishes Certified Calibration Lab to Enhance Nuclear Response Capability

Barksdale Air Force Base is on track to establish a certified calibration lab for Ludlum radiation meters, making it the only base in Air Force Global Strike Command with this capability and one of two across the Department of War. 

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Raeven Anothony, 2nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, uses a walkie-talkie during a simulated nuclear response training at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 1, 2025. Bioenvironmental engineering personnel participated in a radiation response training event focusing on dose management, monitoring and recovery procedures for potentially contaminated aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devyn Taylor)