Beauty and the BUFF

By Airman Maxwell Daigle, 307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs / Published May 17, 2018

Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017, speaks to students at STARBASE Louisiana on Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 15, 2018.
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Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017, speaks 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 Defense initiative that helps students learn practical applications in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. McCullough, a nuclear scientist with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, spent almost two hours engaging with the students about the importance of STEM. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Maxwell Daigle/Released)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Freeman, 11th Bomb Squadron pilot, tells contestants in the 2018 Miss USA pageant about the B-52 Stratofortress during their visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 15, 2018. Freeman and other Airmen from Barksdale led the contestants on a tour of a B-52 display during their outing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Maxwell Daigle/Released)

Contestants in the 2018 Miss USA pageant look inside the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress during their visit to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 15, 2018. The contestants toured Barksdale AFB ahead of the pageant, which will take place in nearby Shreveport, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Maxwell Daigle/Released)

Laine Mansour, Miss Mississippi USA 2018, talks with firefighters at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, during her visit to Barksdale with other contestants in the 2018 Miss USA pageant May 15, 2018. The contestants met with firefighters, aircrew and maintenance Airmen as part of the tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Maxwell Daigle/Released)

Kalie Wright, Miss Minnesota USA 2018, and Laine Mansour, Miss Mississippi USA 2018, stand in front of water spray from a fire truck during their tour of Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 15, 2018. Mansour and Wright toured the base with other contestants in the 2018 Miss USA pageant. The fire trucks are operated by firefighters assigned to the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 307th CES. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Maxwell Daigle/Released)

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