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David Thatcher, a staff sergeant during the Doolittle Raid, smiles with pride as he listens to a speaker talk about the Doolittle Raiders, April 20, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. This was the final dinner of the Doolittle Raiders’ last reunion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

Doolittle Raiders: Real Superheroes

Posted on May 8, 2013 by glenn.selby

Lt. Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, all Doolittle Raiders, were honored during their last official reunion, April 17-20, 2013.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Doolittle Raiders, Eglin Air Force Base, George “Bud” Day, Lt. Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, Medal of Honor, Pearl Harbor, Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, Tuskegee Airman, Wednesday Warfighter, World War II | 2 Comments

Photo: Builder 2nd Class Petty Officer Keith Reed, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 out of Port Hueneme, Calif., dives over the remains of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hi, March 21, 2013. UCT-2 provides a capability for construction, inspection, repair, and maintenance of ocean facilities in support of Naval and Marine Corps operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Furey

Worth a Thousand Words: Under the Sea

Posted on March 31, 2013 by bniegel

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Reed, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, dives over the remains of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, March 21, 2013.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Calif., construction, Hi, Navy, Navy Seabees, Pearl Harbor, Port Hueneme, Seabee, U.S. Navy, UCT, UCT 2, Underwater Construction Team, USN, USS Arizona, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Air Force’s First Female Chief

Posted on March 12, 2013 by glenn.selby

In 1960, Chief Master Sgt. Grace Peterson became the first female to hold the rank and was part of the original group of senior NCOs to be selected for the rank of E-9.
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