Foundation for Women Warriors
National Airborne Day, observed on August 16, marks the anniversary of the first official U.S. Army parachute jump in 1940. It’s a day to recognize the dedication of paratroopers. Today we recognize this day and […]
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On August 5th, 1943, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program was officially established, marking a historic milestone in the fight for gender equality in the military and aviation. As WWII raged on, over 1,000 […]
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Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano, U.S. Marine Corps, was born in Mexico and became a U.S. citizen at 13 years of age when her family moved to California. In 2000, she graduated from Peter Johansen […]
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Lieutenant Colonel Jaimie Leonard, U.S. Army, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1997, achieving a dream she had held since attending basketball camp there in middle school. Leonard was commissioned as […]
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Sergeant Lakeshia M. Bailey, U.S. Army, developed a love for the military at an early age, traveling around the world while her father was in the service. When she graduated from Spencer High School, she […]
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Sergeant Kennedy Ladon Sanders, U.S. Army, was known for being both hard working and fun-loving, with a deep commitment to her fellow soldiers and mission. Sanders, born to a marine veteran father, joined the JROTC […]
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Sergeant Breonna Moffett, U.S. Army, enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve after graduating from Windsor Forest High School in 2019 at only seventeen. In school, she was a drum major and was a resolute member […]
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Captain Tamara “Tammy” Long-Archuleta, U.S. Air Force, had big dreams from an early age, authoring an award-winning essay in which she wrote she could see herself as president someday. She graduated high school at age […]
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Captain Victoria “Tori” A. Pinckney, U.S. Air Force, completed a year at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School where she met her future husband, Richard Pinckney. She graduated from the Air Force Academy and was […]
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“My sister is a warrior because she did the right thing, the honorable thing: going to Iraq when she didn’t have to, because she felt it was the ethical and moral thing to do. That’s […]
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