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Retired Air Force Col. and current NASA astronaut Eric Boe spoke via Skype to more than 20 children about space exploration and being an astronaut during a space-themed summer camp at the STARBASE Academy here Aug. 22. “If you’re interested in being an astronaut,...

This week, 24 children grades 4th through 7th are attending Starbase Goodfellow’s Engineering Camp. “This week our camp is engineering. Our kids focused on the engineering design process. They do fun chemistry and technology activities as well,” said Tiffany...

The Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show will return to Barksdale Air Force Base, May 18 & 19. Heads up as there could be some stormy weather for the show. Click here for your MEGA 3 StormTeam forecast. The 2019 air show will feature aerobatic...

In 1999, a new Department of Defense education initiative named STARBASE took root at Barksdale, with the goal of improving STEM education for local 5th graders. Two decades later, the once-small program’s growth and achievements were honored during the STARBASE...

GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – As summer approaches, the Idaho National Guard’s STARBASE Idaho program completed its first school year with a successful outcome of more than 1,700 fifth grade students who participated throughout the year in the well-known science, technology,...

STARBASE ROBINS and the U.S. Patent and Trade Office have partnered to host an all girls STEM academy. The event will be held at the Museum of Avation from June 17-28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The summer academy is for rising 6th through 8th grade girls. The cost of the...

A Seal Beach teacher and some of his students from a Joint Forces Training Base program, will travel to Washington, D.C., this week to participate in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. If they win, they will get a chance to represent the United States in an...

On a recent breezy afternoon, fifth-graders from the Baldwin Elementary School Intermediate Center stood in a grassy area at Forbes Field and looked to the sky. They were launching the rockets they had spent the past five weeks building. One by one, each student...

KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The 173rd Fighter Wing STARBASE program and Airman and Family Readiness Center provided children of Kingsley Field Airmen an afternoon of hands-on learning designed to be interactive and fun. More than 30 children took part in the third annual...

STARBASE Los Alamitos director and California State Military Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stacey Hendrickson, center, STARBASE instructor Tonya Tello, left, and Kristyn Kazmark, teacher advisor for the Community Home Education Program (CHEP) administered by the...