• Roots for Boots: Connecting Airmen to Families in Shreveport/ Bossier

    Sarah Halphen, volunteer and host mom, assigns Airmen to their host families at the Roots for Boots kickoff dinner at Shane’s Seafood and BBQ in Bossier City, La., April 30, 2017. Single Airmen who live in the dorms are able to sign up for the program and matched with a local family that provide a

  • Maj. Gen. Bussiere Discusses Safety with Airmen at Barksdale AFB

    Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, 8th Air Force commander, discusses robots used for Explosive Ordnance Disposal with 2 Civil Engineer Squadron EOD technicians at on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

  • Defending Earth: Local students learn to protect Louisiana ecosystems

    Natural resources personnel teach students about the local ecosystem and how to protect it during an Earth Day field trip at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Children learned about different animals in the local ecosystem and the history behind Barksdale’s East Reservation. (U.S. Air

  • 2SFS: Defenders of the court

    The 2nd Force Support Squadron and 2nd Security Forces Squadron basketball teams play game two of the Intramural Basketball Championship at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 18, 2017. In a double elimination tournament, the second game was winner take all. (Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart

  • Victimhood: Jared Estes fires back

    Jared Estes, his wife, Paige, and some close friends drove home from a hockey game one night in 2005, not knowing their lives would never be the same.

  • 705 MUNS, 49 TES team up during WSEP

    The WSEP program occurs two to three times a year. Members of the 705th MUNS and the 49th TES worked together to evaluate operational readiness of nuclear-capable weapon systems in AFGSC’s arsenal.

  • Look twice, save lives

    As summer draws nearer, the weather is warming up and bikers are starting to revive their motorcycles from hibernation. As bikers begin populating the road, they have a higher risk of injury due to less safety benefits as of someone who is driving a car.