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Air Force captain becomes first woman in service history to receive Silver Star as crews honored for drone fight
On Nov. 12, 30 fighter pilots and airmen were recognized for ... so if stuff is blowing up over our heads, very likely stuff ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Meet the U.S. Air Force’s First Black Female Pilot
On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...
Nevada Appeal11d
The search for ‘886’: Retired pilot visits air base to see the jet he flew in the 1960s
“I’m speechless,” said retired U.S. Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Alexander P. Turner, Jr. as he looked up to see the magnificent jet. “I’m looking at a granddaughter for the first time. There she is, and ...
The Aviationist on MSN1d
U.S. Air Force Introduces KC-46 Tanker Demo Team
The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first KC-46 air display at an air show in Texas, recently. The 56th ARS from ...