What's happening at Barksdale? There's an app for that

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  • By Senior Airman Katherine Holt
  • 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. --  It's called "My Military Communities," or MyMC2, and it is a mobile application that will put a list of every event Barksdale in the palm of your hand. The app is a free download and is now available through both the Android Market and Apple's App Store.

Originally developed by the 375th Communication Support Squadron web application development team at Scott AFB, the app pulls event listings from organizational Facebook pages that are officially associated with a base and consolidates them into one place.

The app will open up to a main page that lists the next five events available here. Users then have the option to narrow or expand their search by organizational or event type categories.

For example, if an Airman was interested in finding something to do this weekend with his family, he could choose the "Recreation" category. That would then pull all of the upcoming events that fit description. He may see that outdoor recreation is hosting a family day hike on Saturday. He could then click on that event, which would give him a more detailed description, including time, location and a contact number. He could click a button and have the event automatically added to the calendar on his mobile phone, and he could call the organization or open the organization's Facebook or web site right from the event posting. He could also touch a map icon which will open up his native GPS app program for directions to the event.

In addition to events listings in the app, there are two quick-call buttons on the home page that can be programmed to whatever the installation commander feels are the most important numbers for the Airmen to have. Here, the two numbers are for the Airmen Against Drunk Driving group and the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator hotline so people have ready access to helping agencies.

While the base's public website, www.barksdale.af.mil, and the 2nd force Support Squadron site, www.barksdaleservices.com, do have a calendar and static listings of agencies and programs available to the Team Barksdale community, this new app brings that information to each Airman and Barksdale community member 24/7 in their pocket.

To download the app you may open your smartphones app store and search "My Military Communites" Or "MyMC2"