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Tuskegee Nurse First African American in Army Nurse Corps

Posted on February 28, 2012 by jtozer

By Tech. Sgt. Chris Powell, DMA From www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - An operating room nurse in North Carolina during the early days of World War II would become the first African-American nurse commissioned as a lieutenant in the …
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Photographer Sees War First Hand

Posted on February 24, 2012 by jtozer

By Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes, Defense Media Activity From www.defense.gov FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - During her deployment with a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan in 2010, Senior Airman Chanise Epps proved that a simple hand-held camera can be just as …
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First Black Female Fighter Pilot Follows Childhood Dream

Posted on February 23, 2012 by jtozer

By Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek, Defense Media Activity From www.defense.gov FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - By the time she was in fourth grade, young Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell knew she wanted to be a fighter pilot. What the now-Air Force major didn’t …
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Nurse Faced Hurdles for Military Acceptance

Posted on February 18, 2012 by jtozer

From www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - Retired Army Maj. Nancy C. Leftenant-Colon, the first black nurse in the Reserve or active-duty Army nurse corps, didn’t expect it to be easy. As a Reservist, she knew upon joining the …
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Citizen Airman Leaves Mark as African-American Female Aviator

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jtozer

From www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - Heritage and horizons are among Air Force hallmarks, and Brig. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, currently the Air Force’s highest ranking black female aviator, said she is proud to play a part in both. …
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