Summer treat for STARBASE
Students from Shreve Island Elementary, Shreveport, La., receive a briefing about the workings of a B-52 Stratofortress from 2nd Lt. Andrew Borders, a student at the 93rd Bomb Squadron’s Formal Training Unit, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 20, 2011. The students are attending a summer class at STARBASE Louisiana, on Barksdale, one of 60 national STARBASE sites. It is sponsored by the 307th BW of the Air Force Reserve Command. The STARBASE program presents an exciting 25-hour hands on/minds on aviation and aerospace curriculum to area 5th grade students and their teachers. The DoD program is committed to addressing the critical needs in STEM education - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - STARBASE Louisiana introduces its students to exciting STEM education topics, inspiring these young minds to further explore these topics in future course work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Betty Stephens)