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Middle school students across the nation are engaging in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics in new ways at STARBASE, a Department of Defense youth program that uses experiential, hands-on learning techniques. DOD STARBASE targets middle school...

JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – STARBASE Los Alamitos celebrated a milestone this spring as both of its Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) teams launched qualifying rockets to vie for a place in the TARC national championship. TARC is an...

A successful first full year of STARBASE learning is wrapping up at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth. The STEM-based program is a partnership between the Department of Defense and the Minnesota National Guard. Through the school year, more than 600 5th graders from...

What do you get when you mix a handful of knowledgeable volunteers, some principles, theories and laws, rocket materials, and a group of bright-eyed, young students? The annual STARBASE Camp has come to the North Carolina Air National Guard Base at the...

KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- More than 30 children took part in the second annual Kingsley Kid’s Day at the 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Oregon, on April 7, 2018. The 173rd Fighter Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, State Youth Outreach Program,...

Miss USA 2017,Kara McCullough spoke to students at STARBASE Louisiana on Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 15, 2018. McCullough visited ahead of the 2018 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The STARBASE program is a U.S. Department of...

Through the sound of children’s chatter and laughter, a fifth-grade science lesson on Isaac Newton’s laws of motion is set to begin. But for this lesson, the students became the teachers sharing what they learned from STARBASE. STARBASE, a Department of Defense-wide...

STARBASE ROBINS was recently showcased at the National Science Teacher's Association's Annual Meeting in Atlanta Georgia. A five minute case study film was featured throughout the conventional hall and convention hotels. The film can now be viewed at the NSTA website...

Oregon Governor Kate Brown visited Kingsley Field March 13, 2018. While there, she met with the 173rd Fighter Wing leadership and had the opportunity to see STARBASE Kingsley and participate in “Pop Goes the Fizz” with the Roosevelt Elementary 5th grade students....

Schriever Airmen helped teach science, technology, engineering and math activities during a STARBASE Academy at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, last month. According to the program's official website, STARBASE is a Department of Defense-funded youth program that...