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Melanie Martins, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy

In September of 2019, Lt. Melanie Martins, a supply officer serving aboard USS Ohio (SSGN 726), became the first Filipina to earn her submarine warfare insignia, worn by all qualified submariners worldwide.  The submarine warfare insignia is a […]

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Marcelite J. Harris, Major General, U.S. Air Force

Marcelite J. Harris was born Marcelite Jordan to Cecil O’Neal Jordan and Marcelite Terrill Jordan, in Houston, Texas on January 16, 1943. She graduated from Spelman College, earning her B.A. in Speech and Drama. She […]

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Esther Hasson, Chief Nurse, U.S. Navy

Esther Voorhees Hasson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 20, 1867. She graduated from the Connecticut Training School for Nurses, in New Haven, in 1897. In June 1898, during the Spanish–American War, Hasson became […]

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Emily Perez, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army

Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez was born on February 19, 1983 in Heidelberg, West Germany, into a U.S. military family. She graduated from Oxon Hill High School in Maryland, where she ranked among the top-10 students […]

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Tracy L. Garrett, Major General, U.S. Marine Corps

Tracy L. Garrett entered the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps and in 1978 graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in English. Following graduation, she was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the […]

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Ericka L. Fowlkes, Major, U.S. Army

Ericka Fowlkes enlisted in the Maryland National Guard on Oct. 19, 1989. During her 12 years of enlisted service she completed two overseas missions in Germany and in Panama.  In 2001, Fowlkes earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from […]

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Nicola Hall, Sergeant, U.S. Army

Born and raised in Ipswich, England with an English mother and American father, Nicola Hall was a natural born Athlete with a sense of dual nationality. Her father was an Olympic athlete – and at just 10 years old, she started competition track. By the age […]

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Jeannie Leavitt, Major General, U.S. Air Force

Maj. Gen. Leavitt entered the Air Force in 1992 after earning her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas and her master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. She earned […]

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Winifred Quick Collins, Captain, U.S. Navy

Winifred Quick Collins was born Winifred Mary Redden, in Great Falls, Montana, United States on November 26, 2011. She was the third child of four of Daniel A. Redden and Mary Winifred Redden (maiden name […]

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    Mentorship increases the chances of success by pro Mentorship increases the chances of success by providing someone not only with knowledge and wisdom, but also the professional and emotional support to make difficult decisions. Last week, the Women's Professional Leadership Forum provided an opportunity for junior military leaders to hear from senior women mentors at the 305th Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion Headquarters. “We hold these forums because women can sometimes make up only 10 to 20 percent -- sometimes less -- of a unit’s population, and it can be difficult when you face obstacles that are unique to you, and you don’t have someone to relate to or seek out as a mentor” What have you learned from your mentors? Tag a mentor to show your appreciation for their support. Learn more by clicking the link in our bio.
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    The 80th Training Command, The Army School System The 80th Training Command, The Army School System (TASS), welcomed its first female commanding general Brig. Gen. Patricia Wallace, during an Assumption of Command ceremony here at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center in Northern Chesterfield on January 21, 2023. Brig. Gen. Wallace received the colors from presiding officer Maj. Gen. Eugene LeBouef, Deputy Command General, United States Army reserve Command, representing her accepting command. Upon acceptance of command Brig. Gen. Wallace became the first woman to lead the 80th in the command’s 105-year history. Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/437056/80th-training-command-welcomes-its-first-female-commander
    The 130th Airlift Wing's first all-female aircrew The 130th Airlift Wing's first all-female aircrew took flight from Yeager Field. The aircrew, consisting of five aviators, was tasked with an aeromedical evacuation training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Lt. Col. Kristen Hoeckel and Maj. Kelly Farris piloted a route while Chief Master Sgt. Debbie Turrill, Technical Sgt. Emily Knight and Technical Sgt. Autumn Davis served as loadmasters for the flight— the first all-female crew in the unit’s 63-year history. Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/437025/130th-airlift-wings-first-all-female-aircrew-took-flight-yeager-field . . . . #UnitedStatesAirForce #USAirForce #AirForce #WomenintheAirForce #AirForcePilot #MilitaryPilot #Aircrew #WomenInTheMilitary #MilitaryWomen #MilitaryWoman #Military #Charleston #WestVirginia #Florida #AirNationalGuardBase
    Meet Chief Master Sgt. Ashley A. Pace. She recentl Meet Chief Master Sgt. Ashley A. Pace. She recently celebrated her retirement. She spent 13 years on active duty, deployed in support of operations Enduring Freedom, Joint Guardian, and Iraqi Freedom, and then moved onto the 174th Attack Wing in 2016. Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/436544/chief-sets-pace . . . . #UnitedStatesAirForce #USAirForce #AirForce #WomenintheAirForce #WomenInTheMilitary #MilitaryWomen #MilitaryWoman #Military #RetiredMilitary #ThankYouForYourService
    Meet Retired Army Master Sgt. Wilma J. Ross. Wilma Meet Retired Army Master Sgt. Wilma J. Ross. Wilma served more than 24 years in the military and was the first female to be promoted to the rank of master sergeant in the Kentucky Army National Guard. She passed away last year at the age of 81 and was laid to rest with military honors at Grove Hill Cemetery. Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/436652/first-female-kentucky-army-national-guard-master-sergeant-honored . . . . #UnitedStatesArmy #USArmy #Army #WomenInTheArmy #ArmyWomen #Soldiers #FemaleSoldiers #WomenInTheMilitary #MilitaryWomen #MilitaryWoman #Military
    Meet U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Samantha Kesecker. Meet U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Samantha Kesecker. She is a cyber surety craftsman who ensures communications security, specifically for aircrew equipment and provides information technology support to the 167th Operations Group. Learn more: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/436669/167th-airlift-wing-airman-spotlight-january-2023 . . . . #UnitedStatesAirForce #USAirForce #AirForce #WomenintheAirForce #WomenInTheMilitary #MilitaryWomen #MilitaryWoman #Military