Sgt. Matthew Webber, a human resource specialist and a native of Sacramento, Calif., takes a break from his job to spend some time with Maj. Eden, a combat stress control soldier, who works with the Bagram Warr More
150429-N-XP344-190 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 29, 2015) Yeoman 3rd Class Brianna Bays, assigned to USS Constitution, shows off an 1814-style cutlass to students at Forest Hill Elementary during Bossier City-Shrevep More
150427-N-VN372-015 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Keith M. Jones, Reserve Director, Logistics Programs and Business Operations and Ferriday, Louisiana native, speaks with KSLA CBS Channel 12's Adria More
150427-N-VN372-161 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 25, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Maura Thompson, one of the Navy's first female submarine officers, shares her experiences aboard USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) with Louisiana's AM 710 KE More
150428-N-VN372-007 BOSSIER CITY, La. (April 28, 2015) Mary Melson, a former Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) shown here in a vintage photo fourth woman from the left, discusses change More
150428-N-VN372-004 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 28, 2015) Navy Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Frank Maldanado, assigned to USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) and Navy Career Counselor 1st Class Tiffany Schleif from Navy Recruiti More
150429-N-VN372-036 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 29, 2015) Sailors from ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) help children such as Jayma from Volunteers of America’s after school program complete their More
150429-N-VN372-426 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 29, 2015) Future Sailors and special warfare candidates Zachary Purcell (left) and Brooks Tobin both from Shreveport, La., complete the pushup portion of the Navy’s phy More
Two Louisiana Army National Guardsmen rig a 5,700-pound pump to a sling before having it hauled by a LANG Black Hawk helicopter to the Caddo Parish Lift Station in Shreveport, La., to assist local and state off More
Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 527th Engineer Battalion construct 800 linear feet of HESCO barriers, consisting of two rows on the bottom and one row on the top totaling 2,400 linear feet, to fortify a c More
Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 2-108th Cavalry Regiment in Shreveport, La., drop off evacuees at a collection point set up at Parkway High School in Bossier City, La., during flood response operations, M More
An Airman with the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron throws a sandbag to his partner in Bossier City, La., March 10, 2016. The Red Chute Bayou levee served as a barrier and kept waters out of surrounding neighbo More
Military honor guard passes the American Flag to Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, to present the flag to Jane Stroud, wife of former adjutant general Maj. Gen. An More
A veteran attends the Veterans Parade at the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport, Nov. 13, 2016. Veterans Day is a federal holiday celebrated Nov. 11, during which Americans honor those who have served in the More
James Wentzel, Barksdale Bombers forward, watches a game from the bench at Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport, La., Jan. 8, 2017. The Bombers play in the same building as the Shreveport Mudbugs of the North American More
Jared Belville (left), Red River Brewing Co. managing partner, and John Roach (right), Korean War 307th Bombardment Group veteran, shakes hands during a tour of the Red River Brewing Co. in Shreveport, La., Mar More
Retired Maj. Joe Campbell is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Col. Ty Neuman, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, during an award ceremony at his residence in Shreveport, La., May 18, 2017. Campbell, a veteran of More
Louisiana National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's incoming commander, Maj. Jeremy Cook, a Lake Charles, La., resident and outgoing commander Lt. Col. Cameron More
170608-N-VN372-002 SHREVEPORT, LA – (June 8, 2017) (From left) Future Sailors Joshua Phillips from Longview, Texas, and David Morgan from Bossier City, LA, participate in the swim portion of the physical screen More
Marco nuzzles up with Senior Airmen Travis Hansen, 2nd Security Forces military working dog handler, at his new home in Shreveport, La., Sept. 5, 2017. Hansen was Marco’s handler for more than a year while Marc More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks at the 2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Innovation and Technology Symposium Nov. 15 at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The two-day More
A skateboarder falls at Stoner Skate Park in Shreveport, La., March 21, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)
Col. Ty Nueman, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, speaks to the participants of the 2018 Defenders of Liberty mud run at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 7, 2018. There were 481 runners that participated in the mud More
A fifth-grade student assists a first-grader in preparation for a lesson based on Isaac Newton’s laws of motion at Southfield School in Shreveport, La., May 15, 2018. Southfield fifth-graders, who recently part More
Major Benjamin Walker, Shreveport Military Entrance Processing Station commander, assumes command of Shreveport MEPS from Major Francisco Vazquez at Shreveport, La., July 27, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Seni More
181029-N-SH284-0050 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 29 2018) Cmdr. Rob Lightfoot, commanding officer of USS Laboon (DDG 58) and Shreveport native, reunites with retired Army Master Sgt. Elbra Cole, his former JROTC i More
181030-N-SH284-0011 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 30 2018) Ms. Emily Harman, director, Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, facilitates a small business workshop for approximately 20 small busi More
181030-N-SH284-1012 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 30 2018) The Navy Band Southeast Brass Band performs for students at the Valencia Recreation Center after school program as part of Shreveport / Bossier City Navy W More
181031-N-SH284-0013 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 31 2018) Force Master Chief Kevin Goodrich talks with Gary Jaymes, staff member of the Volunteers of America, Veterans Transitional Housing Program, during a visit More
181101-N-SH284-3020 SHREVEPORT, La. (November, 01 2018) Musician 1st Class James Choate, assigned to Navy Band Southeast and Magnum, Okla. native, sings the National Anthem while Force Master Chief Kevin Goodri More
181102-N-SH284-0016 SHREVEPORT, La. (November, 02 2018) Musicians from Navy Band Southeast's Brass Quintet perform for veterans at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home as part of Shreveport / Bossier City Navy More
181103-N-SH284-1013 BOSSIER CITY, La. (November, 03 2018) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Cory Van Beveren, assigned to USS Constitution, helps clean out a warehouse at the Renesting Project community relations even More
Airman 1st Class Virginia Guerrero, Airman 1st Class Dylan Schaeffer, and Airman 1st Class Christopher Estrada, all assigned to the 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepare Christmas gifts for homeless veterans More
Louisiana National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Nappier, of West Monroe, Louisiana, demonstrates physical readiness training to Recruit Sustainment Program trainees during inactive duty training in Shreveport, More
A Shreveport Fire Department firefighter checks over his gear before a live fire training exercise March 21, 2019, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Shreveport Fire Department conducts simulated aircraft More
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Luke Whitington, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, speaks to kids at Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers More
A Soldier conceals his movement with smoke during a tactical squad demonstration at the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade, Basic Combat Training Graduation Ceremony on the Inouye Para More
Senior Airman Matthew Lazo, 2nd Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms instructor, calls out instructions to 2nd SFS personnel during an M18 Modular Handgun System course of fire qualification process at the Red More
Praise Okorie, Louisiana Tech University wide receiver, tours a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) static display from the 2nd Security Forces Squadron during a visit to Barksdale Air Force Base More
Barksdale Air Force Base honor guard members present the colors at the 2019 Walk-on’s Independence Bowl hosted at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La., Dec. 26, 2019. Established in 1976 during the nation’s More
Master Sgt. Daniel Hose, 8th Air Force annual award winner, is presented with an award by Maj. Gen. Jim Dawkins (left), 8th AF commander, John Atkins (middle), 8th AF Consultation Committee chairman, and Chief More
The mayor of Shreveport, La., and U.S. Military Academy Class of 2008 graduate, Adrian Perkins, speaks with a cadet and high school students involved in the Leadership, Ethics and Diversity in Science, Technolo More
Eighth Air Force annual award nominees are presented with a medallion from Maj. Gen. Jim Dawkins (left), 8th AF commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith (right), 8th AF command chief, during the 2019 8th More
Fishing lures sit on a table for a “How to Fish on Barksdale Air Force Base” fishing class at Barksdale AFB, La., Feb. 25, 2020. The 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Natural Resources Office held the class for peopl More
Louisiana National Guardsman Spc. Everett Verrett, 2-108th Calvary Squadron, conducts traffic control and commodity tracking April 9, 2020 with Caddo Parish Emergency Operations Command in support of drive thro More
Airmen of the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-52H Stratofortress for takeoff at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 24, 2020. The 2nd Bomb Wing flew the aircraft over different medical facilities More
Airman 1st Class Hugo Loya, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electronic counter measures apprentice, prepares equipment during Global Thunder 21 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 21, 2020. Exercises like Glo More
Sandra Cimino, right, Community Bank of Louisiana's senior vice president, receives a Certificate of Appointment from Lt. Col. James Roberts, left, 26th Operational Weather Squadron, commander, during a Honorar More
Sandra Cimino, Community Bank of Louisiana's senior vice president and 26th Operational Weather Squadron honorary commander, poses for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 10, 2020. The Honorary Comma More
Maj. Shaun Bean, 11th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress pilot, floats on watercraft as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape training in Shreveport, La., Dec. 16, 2020. SERE Training is a mandatory req More
Pfc. Timothy Moreland, a Shreveport, La., native, keeps watch on a possible suspicious vehicle traveling in the distance while on patrol in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, April 26. Moreland, an infantryma More
Sgt. Michael A. Huff from Shreveport, La., who works full-time as the only certified Honor Guard trainer in the Louisiana National Guard, puts on his white gloves, inspecting them as he would to prepare for a f More
Sgt. Jarrod Jowers of the 39th Military Police Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, and his fourteen month old son, Noah, spend precious time together at Shreveport's Municipal Memorial Auditorium while wa More
Children at the Hershey D. Wilson Head Start Center in Shreveport, La., bombard Staff Sgt. Rodney A. Brown with hugs showing their appreciation. Brown, a platoon sergeant within the Louisiana National Guard's More
Staff Sgt. Rhonda Rivers, a native of Shreveport, La., and the non-commissioned officer in charge of the food operations at Forward Operating Base Todd for Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cav More
Staff Sgt. Robert Hoffman, 2nd Munitions Squadron, talks strategy with his teammates during a football game at Lee Hedges Stadium in Shreveport, La., Feb. 25. The Shreveport-Bossier Knights started their season More
Michelle Obama walks down the red carpet on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 12. After her speech celebrating the first anniversary of the Joining Forces Campaign in Shreveport, La., the first lady returned More
Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Patrick Martin, assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Shreveport, uses a needle gun to remove rust during a working party aboard the USS Orleck Naval Museum in Lake Charles, L More
Sailors from Naval Operational Support Center Shreveport, hand out water to runners in the Shreveport Uptown 5k run on May 4, 2013. The run was held on the last day of Navy week in Shreveport, concluding a week More
Soldiers with Task Force Lifeliner break away from work to spend some time with Maj. Eden, a combat stress control soldier, who works with the Bagram Warrior Restoration Center and travels from base to base, un More
150501-N-XP344-058 BOSSIER CITY, La. (May 1, 2015) Seaman Ashley Maldonado, assigned to USS Constitution, uses students at Elm Grove Middle School to represent the sizes of the guns aboard Old Ironsides during More
150427-N-VN372-168 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 25, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Maura Thompson, one of the Navy's first female submarine officers, shares her experiences aboard USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) with Louisiana's AM 710 KE More
150429-N-VN372-059 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 29, 2015) Navy Lt. Cmdr. Maura Thompson from ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) helps a child from Volunteers of America’s after school program comple More
150429-N-VN372-512 SHREVEPORT, La. (April 29, 2015) Future Sailor and special warfare candidate Brooks Tobin from Shreveport, La., completes the pullup portion of the Navy’s physical screening test April 29 whi More
A Louisiana Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter hauls one of two 5,700-pound pumps to the Caddo Parish Lift Station in Shreveport, La., to assist local and state officials in the flood-fighting response. More
Barksdale Airmen build a protective barrier over a levee in Bossier City, La., March 10, 2016. Airmen worked in unison with the Army Corps of Engineers and local city employees to transport, unload and place sa More
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen of the 139th Regional Support Group assist residents at Golden Meadow subdivision evacuate their homes due to the massive flooding throughout the state in Bossier City, La., Ma More
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, with members of the Louisiana National Guard’s command group render honors to retired Maj. Gen. Ansel M. Stroud, Jr., during his interment July 7, 2016 at F More
Members of a Junior ROTC stand in formation prior to the start of the Veterans Parade at the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport, Nov. 13, 2016. Hundreds of students took part in the parade to honor veterans. More
The Barksdale Bombers hockey team, poses for a team photo after a game at Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport, La., Jan. 8, 2017. The Bombers beat the Red Team 16 to 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stuart Bright)
Jared Belville, Red River Brewing Co. managing partner, takes alumni of the 307th Bomb Wing on a tour of the Red River Brewing Co. in Shreveport, La., March 30, 2017. The 307th Bomb Wing celebrated their 75th A More
Retired Maj. Joe Campbell speaks to guests after receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in Shreveport, La., May 18, 2017. Campbell is a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam and is also rated a More
Maj. Jeremy Cook, a Lake Charles, La., resident and the incoming commander of the Louisiana National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives the organizational More
170608-N-VN372-003 SHREVEPORT, LA – (June 8, 2017) Future Sailor Joshua Phillips from Longview, Texas, completes the push-up portion of the physical screening test (PST) conducted by Navy Recruiting District Ho More
Col. Ty Nueman, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, presents the awards for fastest male and female runners of the 2018 Defenders of Liberty mud run to Maj. Kenneth Corigliano, Air Force Global Strike Command A2 deputy di More
A fifth-grader writes Isaac Newton’s laws of motion in view of first and fifth-grade students at Southfield School in Shreveport, La., May 15, 2018. Southfield fifth-graders, who recently participated in the ST More
A search and rescue task force with the Louisianna Office of State Fire Marshal provide medical attention to a Mexico Beach resident left stranded after Hurricane Michael severely damaged her home. The team fro More
181029-N-SH284-0106 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 29 2018) Cmdr. Rob Lightfoot, commanding officer of USS Laboon (DDG 58) and Shreveport native, is rendered honors by the Unarmed Regulation Team during a visit to h More
181030-N-SH284-1020 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 30 2018) Musician 2nd Class Adam Conerly, a Kerrville Texas native, performs a saxophone solo during a performance by the Navy Band Southeast Brass Band at the Vale More
181030-N-SH284-0020 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 30 2018) Ms. Emily Harman, director, Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, facilitates a small business workshop for approximately 20 small busi More
181031-N-SH284-0022 SHREVEPORT, La. (October, 31 2018) Force Master Chief Kevin Goodrich talks with Gary Jaymes and Shelby McCarty, staff members of the Volunteers of America, Veterans Transitional Housing Prog More
181101-N-SH284-3027 SHREVEPORT, La. (November, 01 2018) Force Master Chief Kevin Goodrich and crew members of the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) attend a dinner hosted by Americ More
181102-N-SH284-0017 SHREVEPORT, La. (November, 02 2018) Musicians from Navy Band Southeast's Brass Quintet perform for veterans at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home as part of Shreveport / Bossier City Navy More
181103-N-SH284-1021 BOSSIER CITY, La. (November, 03 2018) Sailors assigned to the ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743), the Naval Operational Support Center Jacksonville and the USS Constitution More
Reserve Citizen and active-duty Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base along with members of Volunteers of America North Louisiana brought gifts and prepared a meal for a Christmas party at the Safe Haven shelter More
Louisiana National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Nappier, of West Monroe, Louisiana, walks through formation while instructing Recruit Sustainment Program trainees during inactive duty training in Shreveport, Lo More
U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron and firefighters from the Shreveport Fire Department put out a simulated aircraft fire March 21, 2019, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Th More
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Porter, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, speaks to kids at Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers a More
Soldiers stand in formation during the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade, Basic Combat Training Graduation Ceremony on the Inouye Parade Field at the National Infantry Museum in Colum More
Empty shell casings from an M18 Modular Handgun System are spread across the floor during an M18 course of fire qualification process at the Red River Range in Shreveport, La., Nov. 20, 2019. The features of th More
Miami University football players from Miami, Fl., tour a B-52H Stratofortress during a visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 23, 2019. Members of the Louisiana Tech football team and the Miami Universi More
Ret. Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski, former Air Force Global Strike Command commander, is recognized as the 2019 Omar N. Bradley “Spirit of Independence Award” winner at the 2019 Walk-on’s Independence Bowl hosted More
An 8th Air Force annual award is accepted on behalf of Capt. Joshua Bedel by Maj. Gen. Jim Dawkins (left), 8th AF commander, Doug Rogers (middle), 8th AF Consultation Committee member, and Chief Master Sgt. Mel More
Jason Russell, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron wildlife technician, shows a spinner bait during a “How to Fish on Barksdale Air Force Base” fishing class at Barksdale AFB, La., Feb. 25, 2020. The 2nd Civil Engineer More
Master Sgt. David Torres, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, assists in the placement barriers during Global Thunder 21 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 21, 2020. Exercises like Global More