Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadets Jessica Moser and Julliane Bledsoe familiarize themselves with a modified M870 12 gauge shotgun under the watchful eye of 2nd Security Forces Squadron member Tech. Sgt. David Parker, during a small arms briefing in Hoban Hall at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 18, 2009, during a “Summer Leadership School” for JROTC cadets. Barksdale AFB personnel broke out all manners of equipment for demonstrations and briefings for the cadets on the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and Barksdale personnel. The eight-day school is designed to encourage the cadet’s leadership skills. Each cadet is chosen by for the school by unit officials after the cadet passes certain criteria. A cadet must also maintain a “C” average in school. Cadets who participated came from high school units in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Most were Air Force JROTC units, but there was also one Marine JROTC unit from Alexandria Senior High School in attendance. The JROTC motto is “Building Citizenship and Character in the Youth of America.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

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Maj. Jack Bissell, 47th Fighter Squadron, scheduler, fields questions on the capabilities of the A-10 Thunderbolt from Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Barksdale Air Force base, La., June 18, 2009. The cadets are involved in an eight-day “Summer Leadership School” involving more than 300 JROTC cadets and senior officers. The basic school is designed to encourage each individual cadet’s leadership skills. Each cadet is chosen by unit officials after passing certain criteria. Cadets must also maintain a “C” average in school. Participants, who range from sophomore to seniors, come from high school JROTC units in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

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Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadet Tydra Ekeh gets a hands-on lesson from Senior Airman David Zheng, 2nd Bomb Wing, combat correspondent, about video broadcasting in Hoban Hall at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 18, 2009, as part of an eight-day “Summer Leadership School” more than 300 JROTC cadets are attending. Cadet Ekeh is a member of the AF JROTC Unit at West Jefferson High School in Harvey, La. The eight-day school is designed to encourage each cadet’s leadership skills. The cadets are chosen for the school by unit officials after they pass certain criteria. Cadets must also maintain a “C” average in high school. The JROTC motto is “Building Citizenship and Character in the Youth of America.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

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More than 300 high school students marched into Hoban Hall at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 18, 2009, during a “Summer Leadership School” for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Barksdale AFB personnel broke out all manners of equipment for demonstrations and briefings for the cadets on the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and Barksdale personnel. The eight-day school is designed to encourage the cadet’s leadership skills. Each cadet is chosen by unit officials after they pass certain criteria. Cadets must also maintain a “C” average in school. Participants came from high school units in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Most were Air Force JROTC units, but there was also one Marine JROTC unit from Alexandria Senior High School in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

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Published June 18, 2009