STARBASE Louisiana holds first-ever Family STEM Night

The halls of the STARBASE Louisiana echoed with joyful shouts of "Whoa!" and "Cool!" as Barksdale parents and children took part in the inaugural Family Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Night here last Tuesday.The event allowed Barksdale families to learn STEM principles together using

Touching the Future: STARBASE Louisiana earns DoD recognition

It’s a typical Hollywood movie scene. Closed school doors sit quietly when suddenly a bell rings. An instant later, those doors crash open to release a tidal wave of students all racing to get away from the classroom as fast as they can.That scene could never happen at STARBASE Louisiana, the

STARBASE, La. National Guard Youth Challenge Program a perfect match

The COVID-19 pandemic had a silver lining for two Dept. of Defense education initiatives, STARBASE Louisiana and the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program. Logistical and health concerns for STARBASE Louisiana's target student audience opened the door the YCP to give the STEM program a

307th Bomb Wing Recruits, Remembers and Educates during 2019 Defenders of Liberty Air Show

Wilson discusses importance of communities at Defense Communities Summit

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson spoke about the important role communities play in supporting the Air Force mission at the 2017 Defense Communities National Summit June 19 in Washington, D.C.

Students Go Into the Belly of the B-52

More than 80 fifth graders with STARBASE Louisiana head toward a B-52 Stratofortress during a tour of the jet Dec. 14, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The tour taught student everything from security issues like entry control points, to how the pilots and navigators of the jet do their jobs.