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  • Women’s Equality Day Celebrating Women’s Right to Vote

    On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women one of the most cherished rights and basic responsibilities of citizenship; the right to vote in all public elections. It had taken American women nearly 72 years of ceaseless dedication and involvement to win this basic democratic right. Therefore, by presidential

  • "Deer in Headlights"

    It was late one night as I drove down I-49 in the wonderful state of Louisiana, on my way to an exciting weekend in New Orleans for Halloween. As scary and as fun as a weekend on Bourbon Street might have seemed, what freaked me out even more were the two deer focused in the middle of my headlights, 200 feet ahead of me.Doing the math, going 200

  • Back to School Safety

    It's that time of the year again; the time when kids are headed back to school. Each year, at this time, there are many reports of children being injured or even killed by darting between cars, not using cross-walks or by motorists simply not being observant enough. However it's not just the responsibility of the motorists, parents are also
  • Senior Airman Sarah Lanzillo, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron mobility and weapons section, preps an M-50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask to be tested for proper sealing and function on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 17. Although most of the base populace is still using the MCU-2A/P or the Mickey 2, all masks must be leak tested before being issued to Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Ashcraft) (RELEASED)

    2 LRS keeps Barksdale Airmen protected

    Sitting at an office desk is an Airman in a full Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology with a gas mask suctioned to his face. He's a new Airman and this is his first exercise."Luke, I am your father!"We've probably all done it. Imitated the voice of the infamous "bad guy", Darth Vader, from Star Wars in our gas masks while breathing
  • Richard Cunningham, 2nd Force Support Squadron, during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 18. The 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management flight teaches the CBRNE class several times a month to keep Barksdale Airmen up to date with training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Ashcraft) (RELEASED)

    Emergency Management: Barksdale's response team

    Those who have been at Barksdale long enough likely remember 2009 as a difficult year. It was a year that saw a tornado and a flood descend upon the base. Fast forward to 2011 and Barksdale is still here, healthy and thriving.Its recovery can be attributed to the quick response and diligent efforts of many different base organizations, including
  • Thomas Foster (left) and Joshuah Dolotina, electronic technicians, pack a box with cruise missile parts in the 49th Test and Evaluation hangar on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug 9.The 49 TES works daily to better the B-52H Stratofortress' hardware, software, weapons, weapon systems, survivability, sustainability and lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

    Wolf Pack meets Buff challenge

    In 1958, a gallon of gas cost 30 cents, a mid-sized house could be purchased for $18,000 and Barksdale Air Force Base received its first B-52 Stratofortress. Since then, the aircraft has seen many changes and undergone several tests and upgrades.For the past 25 years, upgrading the B-52H Stratofortress has been the mission of the 49th Test and
  • Airman 1st Class Stephen Sovine, 2nd Communications Squadron, checks for an active telephone port on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 10. Using an amplifier, Sovine is able to locate which terminal corresponds to each telephone port. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chad Warren)(RELEASED)

    Hard-wired

    Dust covered everything in the small, dimly lit closet. The stale smell permeated the room as if it had not been accessed in decades. The only evidence of human activity here, aside from the layers of black marker graffiti on the cracked paint, was the massive tower of plastic and wires dividing the already cramped workspace in half. This little
  • Senior Airman Sean McCarty, 2nd Medical Support Squadron technician, arranges a patients arm before an x-ray at the Barksdale Air Force Base clinic Aug. 2. The Air Force diagnostic imaging technologists, or radiologist technicians, attend a 52-week technical training program to learn about the entire anatomy of the body, including the electronic circuitry, cardiopulmonary system, digestive track, reproductive organs, the brain and circulatory system. They also perform computed tomography scans and digital radiology. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Ashcraft) (RELEASED)

    Developing X-rays from the bat cave

    Sitting in a small white room with no windows on a cold examining table, metal instruments everywhere, is a nervous male patient, uncomfortably dressed in a too-small floral fabric gown.A young doctor comes into the room, holds up a black and white image excitedly in front of the patient and says, "Bad news is your x-ray showed a broken rib. Good
  • Staff Sgt. Jermain Smith, 2nd Bomb Wing chaplain assistant, sets up Chapel 2 for daily mass on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 19. Chapel 2 provides daily mass at 11:30 a.m. every Monday through Thursday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

    A day in the life of a chaplain assistant

    The faint sound of footsteps grow louder as they approach a door. The footsteps stop and keys jingle as a heavy wooden door slowly creaks open. The light spills across the floor, slowly stretching toward the front of the room. A silhouette standing in the door way is suddenly replaced with an Airman as the chapel lights flicker on.Staff Sergeant
  • Chaplain (Capt.) Richard Holmes, a member of the 2nd Bomb Wing Chaplain Corps, meets with Senior Master Sgt. Jay Wagner, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 18. Holmes meets with first sergeants and commanders to collaborate on how to better meet the needs of Barksdale's Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

    A day in the life of a chaplain

    The smell of fresh coffee fills the morning air as an Air Force Chaplain sits in a chair basking in silence, preparing for the day's tasks. He grabs his cup and heads out the door not knowing what the day may hold for him.Capt. Richard Holmes, member of the 2nd Bomb Wing Chaplain Corps, starts his day at approximately 5 a.m. On some mornings, he
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