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Female Aviation Trailblazers Share Experiences on Alamo Wing Podcast

Lt. Col. Caroline Jensen, USAFR, makes remarks during a memorial service, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, for Elaine Danforth Harmon, who served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, after her burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Sept. 7, 2016. Harmon's family worked since her death in April of 2015, at 95 years old, to reverse a U.S. Army decision, that same year, to revoke the eligibility for WASPs for interment at Arlington. The WASPs, a paramilitary organization that ferried military aircraft, and towed aerial targets, were awarded military status in 1977 and determined to be eligible for interment in 2002. The WASPs, a paramilitary organization that ferried military aircraft and towed aerial training targets, were awarded military status in 1977 and determined to be eligible for interment in 2002. The bill reestablishing their eligibility, championed in the House of Representatives by Rep., and former Air Force fighter pilot, Martha McSally, R-Ariz. 2nd District, passed Congress unanimously and was signed into law by President Barack Obama this year. Jensen organized an effort for the flag, which flew over the Capitol the day the bill was passed and was presented to the family at the funeral by an Air Force Honor Guard, to be flown in aircraft piloted by female USAF pilots who kept a logbook of personal messages honoring Harmon and the WASPs. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)
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Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Senior Airman Timothy Watson, 26th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, guides Staff Sgt. Michelle Grazier, 26th APS air transportation specialist, as she backs-up a K-loader, June 10, 2019, in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Swift Response highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly respond to crises, allowing for the right presence where we need it, when we need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)
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Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Tech Sgt. Dane LeBlanc (standing) and Staff Sgt. John Ortega (in forklift), 26th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation technicians, offload a containerized unit from a K-loader in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 8, 2019. Swift Response promotes regional stability and security, while increasing readiness, strengthening capabilities and fostering trust. The combined training opportunities the exercise provides greatly improve interoperability among participating allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)
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Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in Swift Response 2019

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Johnson, 433th Contingency Response Flight communications specialist, attaches a panel to a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit during preparation for exercise Swift Response, June 8, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Exercises like these help prepare our Airmen for potential contingency scenarios. U.S. forces are engaged, postured and ready with credible forces to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Hanna Smith)
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Staff Sgt. Jose Frias, aerial transportation technician, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, secures a 2,000-pound piece of cargo to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard, Company C, 2-149 Aviation Regiment, during a sling load training event on Feb. 1, 2019, at Martindale Army Airfield, San Antonio, Texas. The training event showcased a Total Force team of Active, Guard, and Reserve servicmembers, increased joint interoperability, and developed inter-service relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt Christopher Boitz)
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Sergeant Manuel Acevedo uses his headset to communicate with additional aircrew members of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Kelly Field Annex, San Antonio, TX, Feb 1, 2019. SGT Acevedo, Texas Army National Guard, 2-149, Aviation Regiment, and his team participated in a inter-service sling load training event, enabling a team of Total Force operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt Christopher Boitz)
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Sergeant First Class Dion Cortez, left, and Staff Sergeant Charles Jackson look out the doors of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a sling load training event at Martindale Army Airfield, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 1, 2019. Sergeant’s Cortez and Jackson are both Flight Medics assigned to Company C, 2-149, Aviation Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt Christopher Boitz)
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Senior Airman Timothy Watson, left, and Staff Sgt. Jose Frias, aerial transportation technicians, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, prepare to secure a 2,000-pound piece of cargo to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard, Company C, 2-149 Aviation Regiment, during a sling load training event on Feb. 1, 2019, at Martindale Army Airfield, San Antonio, TX. The training event showcased a Total Force team of Active, Guard, and Reserve servicmembers, increased joint interoperability, and developed inter-service relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt Christopher Boitz)
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Airmen from the 433rd Medical Group perform a litter carry from a CH-47 Chinook assigned to the Texas Army National Guard, during a training exercise at Martindale Army Airfield, San Antonio, TX, Feb 1, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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Members from the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School tour a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included visits to the engine and sheet metals shop. The AAAOCS holds an annual reunion for members of the 1953 class, many of whom fought in the Korean War.
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Staff Sgt. Kenan Torrance, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sheet metal technician, speaks to members of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included a walkthrough of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and engine shop. The AAAOCS celebrates the 1953 training class annually, with many of their members having served during the Korean War.
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Tech Sgt. Sean Preston, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, shows off a C-5M jet engine to members of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included a walk-through of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the wing's sheet metal shop. The AAAOCS celebrates the 1953 training class annually, with many of their members serving during the Korean War.
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Thirteen members from the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School pose for a photo in front of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included visits to the engine and sheet metals shop. The AAAOCS celebrates the 1953 training class annually, with many of their members having served during the Korean War.
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Bandage 33

Bandage 33 was an aeromedical evacuation mission flown by the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The team of Citizen Airmen, Capt. Adriana Valadez and Senior Airman Amanda Pena from the 433d Airlift Wing, and Lt. Col. Kathleen Sprague and Master Sgt. John Kley from the 514th Air Mobility Wing were on a routine mission when they were diverted into Mazar-e-Sharif to pick up a critically wounded Airman. That patient was Tech. Sgt. Zach Rhyner, an Air Force combat controller who had received the Air Force Cross for saving the lives of his 10-man Special Operations Team during a brutal ambush in 2008 and was back in the fight. The Bandage 33 team picked him up and continued with their mission. En route, Rhyner’s condition worsened, prompting Valadez to call for immediate diversion into Bagram Airfield. The aircraft encountered severe turbulence on approach, making it difficult to apply pressure to Rhyner’s wounds. Undaunted by the shaking, Valadez and Pena strapped themselves to the side of the litter, making it possible for Valadez to apply pressure through the landing, taxi, and transportation to the hospital, thus saving Rhyner’s life. On an average day, there are more than 60 Reserve aeromedical evacuation teams providing support to combatant commands and saving the lives of wounded warriors.
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Green Dot

Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing complete Green Dot leadership training June 5, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Pacific Agility Tour

The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted militaries of Asia-Pacific nations during the Pacific Agility Tour April 15, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour was designed to build on partnerships and promote logistics best practices in organization, maintenance, fuels and supply chain management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)
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Pacific Agility Tour visit to 433rd AW

The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted militaries of Asia-Pacific nations during the Pacific Agility Tour April 15, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour was designed to build on partnerships and promote logistics best practices in organization, maintenance, fuels and supply chain management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)
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San Antonio Chamber tours C-5M

Members of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee tour a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft April 13, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)
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Chamber receives update on mission

Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, gives a wing mission brief to members of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee April 13, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)
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