Air Force

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Lillian K. Keil, who served in World War II and the Korean War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Merryl Tengesdal, whose accomplishments include becoming the first and only black female U-2 Dragon Lady pilot.

Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti was the first Hispanic woman to reach the rank of brigadier general.

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Esther Blake, who was the first woman in the Air Force July 8, 1948.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Phyliss Carpenter.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Kathy LaSauce, who was one of the first female pilots in the Air Force and the first woman aircraft commander.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Jacqueline Cochran, a supervisory pilot during World War II.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Rita Abeytia Brock-Perini, a nurse during the Vietnam War.

During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Frederick D. Gregory, who served in Vietnam and as an astronaut.

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Harry Stewart Jr., a Tuskegee Airman who received a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Mary Smith, who served as a nurse practitioner at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

Stayce Harris was inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots to serve in the Air Force. She later became the first African American woman to serve as a United States Air Force Lieutenant General