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Barksdale, community enjoy long partnership

Citizens from Shreveport and Bossier City, La., and surrounding communities tour Barksdale Field during an open house on the base in 1947, approximately one year before the base was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base. Today's air shows and open houses are conducted in partnership with local community organizations who help fund civilian acts, publicity and other special needs to supplement military demonstration teams and static displays. (Photo provided by Dennis Pinner, 2nd Bomb Wing Historian)

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Barksdale, community enjoy long partnership

Military personnel and local civilians gather for the Barksdale Field dedication, on Barksdale Field, Feb. 2, 1933. Now named Barksdale Air Force Base, the military and surrounding communities have a strong history of more than 80 years of mutual support and partnership. (Photo provided by Dennis Pinner, 2nd Bomb Wing Historian)

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Barksdale, community enjoy long partnership

Workers prepare the site of the original Barksdale Field hospital, now the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron headquarters, on Barksdale Air Force Base, March 17, 1933. The base's current location was officially selected Dec. 5, 1928, after a delegation from Shreveport traveled to Washington, D.C., to propose the land be used for a new airfield. (Photo provided by Dennis Pinner, 2nd Bomb Wing Historian)

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Gym Phase One Done

Airmen work out in the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. The Fitness Center recently underwent renovations to add a larger weight room to the facility. The next phase of the renovation is for a new aerobic room which is projected to take two weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Gym Phase One Done

Col. Leland Bohannon, 2nd Bomb Wing vice commander, lifts weights at the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11. 2013. Bohannon visited the facility to open the newly renovated weight room. The first phase for the weight room took approximately three months to complete. The fitness center is scheduled to undergo two more renovation phases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Gym Phase One Done

Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Storms, 2nd Bomb Wing command chief, lifts weights at the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. Storms visited the facility to participate in the grand opening of the newly renovated weight room. The fitness center is scheduled for more renovations to include the locker and aerobics room. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Gym Phase One Done

Weight-lifting belts hang on racks at the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. The Fitness Center recently received renovations to add a larger weight room to the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Gym Phase One Done

Col. Leland Bohannon, left, 2nd Bomb Wing vice commander, Lt. Col. Diane Benavidez, 2nd Force Support Squadron commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Storms, 2nd BW command chief, pose for a photo with Barksdale's Fab Five and Fitness Center Airmen at the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. Barksdale's leadership visited the Fitness Center to participate in the grand opening of the new weight room. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Gym Phase One Done

Col. Leland Bohannon, left, 2nd Bomb Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Storms, 2nd BW command chief, spot Airman 1st Class Michael Condon, 2nd Comptroller Squadron finance management journeyman, as he bench presses at the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. Condon was the first person to use the recently re-opened weight room. The old weight room is currently being renovated into the new aerobics room. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council hosts Celebrate Barksdale

Mr. Trace Colle prepares burgers during Celebrate Barksdale on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. The annual event is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs council to show their appreciation to the men and women of Team Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council hosts Celebrate Barksdale

Members of Team Barksdale and the local community enjoy food and camaraderie during Celebrate Barksdale on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. The annual event, hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs council, gives the local community a chance to show their appreciation for the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council hosts Celebrate Barksdale

Staff Sgt. Bobby Nowak, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron electrician, and his son dance to the 'Hokey Pokey' during Celebrate Barksdale on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. Activities for kids included hula hooping, face painting and balloon animals. The event offered food and drinks, games such as the hokey pokey and the chicken dance and a disk jockey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council hosts Celebrate Barksdale

A child participates in a hula hoop contest during Celebrate Barksdale on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2013. The annual event, hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs council, gave the local community a chance to show their appreciation for the military. Festivities included a 5K run, lunch, music and games. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Family Child Care Program assists Airmen, Families

Infant and toddler toys rest on a shelf at the Family Child Care Program facility on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 8, 2013. The FCCP provides all of the necessary equipment and supplies for license providers to use in their home. Providers can check out anything from an infant toy to a chemistry set for a 12 year old. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

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Family Child Care Program assists Airmen, Families

Margie Tackett, right, 2nd Force Support Squadron Family Child Care Program chief, gives Crystal Casey, left, and Anna Erickson their new provider orientation course on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 8, 2013. Casey and Erickson must go through a 33-hour course to become licensed providers for the base. Anyone can become a provider as long as they meet the requirements of Air Force Instruction 34-276. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)

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Zombie Apocalypse paintball

Team Barksdale members wore paintball masks for safety during a nighttime Zombie Apocalypse paintball game on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2013. More than 100 Team Barksdale members participated in the game held on the East Reservation on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Corcoran)

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Zombie Apocalypse paintball

A zombie watches for any unsuspecting humans during the Zombie Apocalypse paintball game on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2013. Humans hid behind abandoned wreckage and steel drums, coordinating ways to get around the zombies to obtain the vaccine pod located in the heart of the zombie spawning hole. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Corcoran)

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Zombie Apocalypse paintball

Zombies walk into the woods prior to the start of the Zombie Apocalypse paintball game on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2013. As waves of zombies were released, the humans tried to shoot zombies in the head before they were infected by being shot with paintballs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Corcoran)

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Zombie Apocalypse paintball

A human runs for nearby cover as another hides during the Zombie Apocalypse paintball game on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2013. Before the game, more than 100 Team Barksdale members chose whether to be a human-hunting zombie or a human trying to survive the invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Corcoran)

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Zombie Apocalypse paintball

As one of their own becomes infected, after being shot with a paintball by a zombie, humans rush for cover during the Zombie Apocalypse paintball game on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2013. The objective for the humans was to either kill all the zombies or reach the vaccine pod located in the heart of the zombie spawning entrance before all the humans were infected. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Corcoran)

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