Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Debra Henderson, Barksdale Airmen Ministries volunteer, prepares a meal for an essential personnel working on base during Thanksgiving at the Chapel II annex, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. More than 70 meals were delivered to various squadrons across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Barksdale Airmen Ministries volunteers prepare meals to be delivered to personnel working during Thanksgiving at the Chapel II annex, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. In addition to serving those working during the holiday, BAM provided food for single Airmen and dorm residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Debra Henderson, Barksdale Airmen Ministries volunteer, and Patrick Catanese, BAM director, prepare meals for essential personnel working on base during Thanksgiving at the Chapel II annex, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. The command post, fire station, and security forces squadron were some of the places BAM delivered meals to. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Senior Airman Justin Carroll, Barksdale Airmen Ministries volunteer, stacks prepared meals to be delivered around base at the Chapel II annex, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. Carroll was one of several volunteers who took time away from friends and family to help serves those who couldn’t be home for Thanksgiving Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Senior Airman Charles Cotton and Airman 1st Class Eddie Watson, Barksdale Airmen Ministries volunteers, take meals to their vehicles to deliver to base personnel working on Thanksgiving Day at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. Cotton and Watson helped deliver food to more than 70 Airmen across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Senior Airman Lowell Boozer, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman, gets ready to eat his Thanksgiving Day meal at the fire station on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. Fire protection is one of many squadrons across Barksdale that is required to have 24 hour operations at all times. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

Barksdale Airmen Ministries provide meals for Thanksgiving

Published Nov. 24, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Debra Henderson, Barksdale Airmen Ministries volunteer, prepares a meal for an essential personnel working on base during Thanksgiving at the Chapel II annex, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 24, 2016. More than 70 meals were delivered to various squadrons across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)