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Retired Air Force Col. Kimberly Olson, took command of the 96th Air Refueling Squadron in 1998 and became one of only eight female flying squadron commanders in the Air Force at the time. Olson’s time in the Air Force marked a turning point in Air Force history where women became more integrated and began developing the force into what it is today. (Courtesy Photo)


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Retired Air Force Col. Kimberly Olson, took command of the 96th Air Refueling Squadron in 1998 and became one of only eight female flying squadron commanders in the Air Force at the time. Olson’s time in the Air Force marked a turning point in Air Force history where women became more integrated and began developing the force into what it is today. (Courtesy Photo)

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Airman 1st Class Matthew McGonigal, 47th Security Forces Squadron patrolman (center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 2, 2017. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Hambor)
Airman 1st Class James Nicholson III, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection apprentice (front center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander (front left), and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (front right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 25, 2017. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Airman 1st Class Karen Reyes, 47th Security Forces Squadron patrolman (front center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander (front left), and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (front right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 19, 2017. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-04 is set to graduate. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Senior Airman Jonathan Gwei, 47th Medical Support Squadron travel and referral technician, juggles a soccer ball, on Laughlin Air Force Base, Oct. 25, 2016. Gwei has secured a spot on the Air Force soccer team for his second time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Senior Airman Jonathan Gwei, 47th Medical Support Squadron travel and referral technician, poses for the camera, on Laughlin Air Force Base, Oct. 25, 2016. Gwei has secured a spot on the Air Force soccer team for his second time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Senior Airman Luis Torres-Ortiz, 47th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman (front center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander (front left), and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (front right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 3, 2017. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel Partlow)
Maj. Lindsay Andrew, 47th Flying Training Wing Inspector General inspections team member, poses for a photo on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 19, 2016. As of Feb. 5, maternity leave for active duty uniformed members has been extended from six weeks to 12. Initiatives pertaining to child care are underway, hoping to improve access and usability to service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)
Danny Morin, 47th Maintenance Directorate T-38 Division maintainer, works on a T-38C Talon in a hangar at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 22, 2016. As of Dec. 14, all 22 T-38s damaged in the February 2016 hail storm were repaired and fully mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Meares)
Capt. Jerry Yellin, a former U.S. Army Air Corps fighter pilot, enlisted two months after the bombing of Hickam Air Field and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on his 18th birthday. After graduating from Luke Air Field as a fighter pilot in August of 1943, he spent the remainder of the war flying P-40, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang combat missions in the Pacific with the 78th Fighter Squadron, known as the
Capt. Steven Parsons, 47th Student Squadron assistant director of operations and Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps Captain, take off in a T-6A Texan II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 15, 2016. Yellin visited Laughlin as the guest speaker for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 17-03’s graduation and was given an orientation flight while here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)
Capt. Steven Parsons, 47th Student Squadron T-6A Texan II instructor pilot, shows the T-6 trainer to retired Capt. Jerry Yellin, a former World War II U.S. Army Air Corps fighter pilot, during initial training for an orientation flight Dec. 16, 2016. After graduating from Luke Air Field as a fighter pilot in August of 1943, he spent the remainder of the war flying P-40, P- 47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang combat missions in the Pacific with the 78th Fighter Squadron, known as the