Description
This special coin commemorates Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) and all of its “air warriors” for protecting our nation and its global interests with devastating B-52 combat capability and elite combat Airmen. Barksdale AFB is headquarters for the 2nd Bomb Wing, Eighth Air Force. It not only provides continuous combat capability, but trains all B-52 bomber combat crews. Barksdale AFB is the heart of America’s worldwide bomber superiority.
The Barksdale Air Force Base challenge coin features that mission, a reproduction of the 2nd Bomb Wing’s official patch which shows on the shield a hail of descending bombs, with the scroll “Libertatem Defendimus”—“Liberty We Defend.” This handsome coin is highlighted with rich enamels and recessed semi-sandblasted metals. The reverse features the United States Air Force ethos with a space for engraving.
Each coin measures 1.75 inches (44mm) in diameter.
™ Department of the Air Force. Officially Licensed Product of the Department of the Air Force (www.airforce.com).
