BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Base leaders here bid farewell to President George W. Bush as Air Force One prepares to depart. They are (from left) Col. Michael Moeller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander; Brig. Gen. Jack Ihile, 917th Wing commander; and Lt. Gen. Bruce Carlson, 8th Air Force commander. President Bush had attended a town hall meeting in nearby Shreveport on March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)