Pool Bash guests wait outside the North Gate Pool on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 23, 2014. For the first day of pool season, guests enjoyed free admission and food and drinks that were provided during the Pool Bash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Jessica Blank, North Gate pool lifeguard, watches guests swim during the Pool Bash on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 23, 2014. More than 10 lifeguards kept watch to ensure the safety of the more than 500 guests in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Kallen Zhea, son of Lt. Col. Kristian Zhea, 412th Security Forces Squadron commander, Edwards Air Force Base, Ca., slides down a waterslide during the Pool Bash at the North Gate Pool on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 23, 2014. Pool Bash guests not only enjoyed four different waterslides, but also received free admission, food and drinks while celebrating the opening of the pool for the summer season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Pool Bash guests play catch in the water at the North Gate Pool on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 23, 2014. The Pool Bash was held to celebrate the opening of the pool for the summer season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Dakota Lehman, son of Mary Lehman, 2nd Medical Squadron, plays in the water during the Pool Bash at the North Gate Pool on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 23, 2014. Lehman was one of the last children in the pool, only getting out because the Pool Bash, celebrating the opening of the pool for summer, had finally ended. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)