Guest speaker U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon Ellis, the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, addresses the crowd at the STARBASE 2.0 End of Year Celebration and Awards Ceremony at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, La., May 9, 2016. More than 130 students from three local area middle schools were awarded participation and project awards in front of their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)