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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Carl Whitaker, an aircrew flight equipment supervisor assigned to the 307th Operations Support Squadron, demonstrates how to inflate an aircrew life preserver at Barksdale August 4, 2018. Whitaker and other members of the OSS gave the demonstrations as part for members of Barksdale’s Exceptional Family Member Program. The program allows children with disabilities, and their families, the opportunity to more fully participate in Air Force life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle/Released)

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A member of the Exceptional Family Member Program at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana experiences a parachute simulator at Barksdale August 4, 2018. The simulator is located at the 307th Operations Support Squadron, which gave member of the EFMP and their families a tour of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Smith, the Director of Academics for the 93rd Bomb Squadron, talks to members of the Exceptional Family Members Program at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana and their families about a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale August 4, 2018. EFMP members were given a tour of the B-52 which is operated by the 93rd BS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Werchan, commander of the 307th Operations Support Squadron, and members of the Exceptional Family Members Program at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, grab the end of a B-52 Stratofortress wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 4, 2018. EFMP members were given a tour of the B-52 and the 307th Operational Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle/Released)

Reaching Out

Published Aug. 5, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle
307th Bomb Wing

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