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3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k run

Participants from the 3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k run through the Barksdale Global Power Museum airpark on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 3, 2014. The annual fun run consisted of an 8k and 5k and was open to all authorized base personnel and sponsored guests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k run

Runners take off at the start of the 3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 3, 2014. More than 100 base personnel and sponsored guests participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k run

1st Lt. Katherine Ward, 608th Air Operations Center, right, receives the 1st place female medal from Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, Eighth Air Force commander, during the 3rd annual Mighty Eighth 8k run on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 3, 2014. The annual run began at the 2nd Security Forces Squadron, went through the Barksdale Global Power Museum airpark, base housing and ended back at the 2nd SFS building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k run

Capt. William Graff, 20th Bomb Squadron, right, receives the 1st place male medal from Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, Eighth Air Force commander, during the 3rd Annual Mighty Eighth 8k run on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 3, 2014. The annual run began at the 2nd Security Forces Squadron, went through the Barksdale Global Power Museum airpark, base housing and ended back at the 2nd SFS building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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Parkway and Bossier High School awarded grant

The National Math and Science Initiative and the Department of Defense Education Activity awarded a grant for $919, 618 to Parkway and Bossier High School at the Bossier Instructional Center in Bossier City, La., May 6, 2014. The grant was awarded to expand each school?s advanced placement courses. Parkway and Bossier have a high concentration of military connected students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)

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Key Spouses attend resiliency training

Comprehensive Airman Fitness provides an integrated framework that encompasses many cross-functional education and training efforts, activities, programs, and other equities that play a contributory role in sustaining a fit, resilient, and ready force. (Courtesy graphic)

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Key Spouses attend resiliency training

Danielle Alvarez, wife of Lt. Col. Juan Alvarez, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, answers a question during the Key Spouse Resiliency Training class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 3, 2014. The primary purpose of the program is to serve as a link between unit leadership and families, help ensure families have the information and resources to meet their needs which directly impacts mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)

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Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau

Team Barksdale members receive food samples during the Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 2, 2014. There were 28 dishes served from various Asian and Pacific cultures and more than 280 personnel helped support the luau. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau

Team Barksdale members celebrate the Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 2, 2014. The audience was treated to performances by Indian and Philippine dance groups, Taiko drummers and Polynesian fire and knife dances. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau

Kung Fu and Tai Chi performers demonstrate their maneuvers to Team Barksdale during the Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 2, 2014. Kung Fu and Tai Chi are a form of Chinese martial arts. The martial arts were taught in Ancient China because there was a need for self-defense, proper hunting techniques and military training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau

Col. Andrew Gebara, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, signs a proclamation for the Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 2, 2014. Around 3,000 people attended the luau to see exotic performances and taste ethnic foods from all over Asia and the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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Asian-Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau

Performers demonstrate a lion dance at the Asian Pacific Heritage-Fest Luau on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 2, 2014. A lion dance is performed by two people and is often seen at festivals and celebrations throughout China, Japan and other parts of Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Raughton)

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Barksdale celebrates B-52 upgrade

Team Barksdale members attend a ceremony in recognition of a B-52H Stratofortress returning from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 25, 2014. The B-52 is the first of its kind to receive a new Combat Network Communications Technology system, complete with state of the art displays, servers and communications uplinks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

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Barksdale celebrates B-52 upgrade

Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, 8th Air Force commander, talks to Team Barksdale members during a ceremony honoring the Combat Network Communications Technology system recently completed on a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 25, 2014. The B-52 has been in maintenance since July 2013 and the new CONECT upgrade essentially changed the aircraft from a rotary-dial phone to a smartphone, allowing pilots to receive machine-to-machine retargeting, rather than having the crew and mission dependent solely upon information available at take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

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Barksdale celebrates B-52 upgrade

Maj. Gen. Robert Rego, front left, Air Force Global Strike Command vice commander, Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, center, 8th Air Force commander, and Col. Andrew Gebara, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, listen to the opening remarks for the Combat Network Communications Technology ceremony on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 25, 2014. The CONECT system will eventually be installed in the entire fleet of B-52H Stratofortress. The new system allows aircrew to receive last-minute updates so they are able to strike the most current or necessary targets rapidly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

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Tbirds practice

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice for the Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 25, 2014. The Thunderbirds’ will demonstrate precision, power and beauty of the Air Force at the Defenders of Liberty Air Show, April 25 and 26. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Raughton)

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Tbirds practice

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice for the Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 25, 2014. The Thunderbirds’ will demonstrate precision, power and beauty of the Air Force at the Defenders of Liberty Air Show, April 25 and 26. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Raughton)

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Tbirds ALS

Enlisted members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pose for a photo with Airman Leadership School students on Barksdale Air Force Base, April 25, 2014. The Thunderbirds met with the students to discuss how they may become more successful Airmen in today’s Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Raughton)

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Career Assessment leads Airmen on the right path

Separating soon? The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers workshops for Airmen who are transitioning out of the military. The first Career Assessment workshop offers multiple assessments which help Airmen pick a career path that best suits them. (U.S. Air Force graphic illustration/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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North Gate re-opening

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Towney, 2nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, scans the common access card of Senior Airman Jacob Mehlin, 2nd Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, at the re-opening of the North Gate on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 18, 2014. Mehlin was the first Airman to drive through the gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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