AFRL marks 20th anniversary of DOD WPAFB STARBASE program with more than 47,000 STEM students supported to date

From left: Air Force Research Laboratory Commander Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bartolomei introduces Heidi Kennard, a high school senior at Wayne High School in Huber Heights; Christian Collins, an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering at Wright State University; and Taylor Tyson, an education specialist at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base K-12 Education Outreach Office for AFRL, during the 20th anniversary celebration of the Department of Defense STARBASE Wright-Patt program. The event was held Oct. 4, 2024, at a Child Development Center on Spinning Road in Dayton, Ohio. Each of the former DOD STARBASE Wright-Patt program participants are pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering or math, or STEM. STARBASE Wright-Patt is a K-12 DOD STEM outreach program managed by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Education Outreach Office and is primarily focused on fifth-grade students. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)