STARBASE students tour engine shop
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William George, TF-34 section supervisor, 442nd Maintenance Squadron – Outside Location Assignment (MXS-OLA) unit, explains the TF34 jet engine, which is a military turbofan engine, used on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, to a group of 5th Grade students from Southern Hills Elementary, who are attending STARBASE Louisiana at Barksdale Air Force Base, La, Jan. 29, 2014. STARBASE presents an exciting 25-hour hands-on minds-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum to area 5th grade students and their teachers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)