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  • Women’s History Month: A legacy of service

    The typical career for a young black woman in Louisiana in 1959 was maid or laundry service. When Althea LeBlanc had the opportunity for a career with the Air Force, she jumped on it. Her daughter would follow the same path 20 years later.  “Since I was a little girl growing up in California,

  • B-52s fly historic un-MANned mission

    In honor of Women’s History Month, Barksdale Air Force Base made history by launching two B-52 Stratofortress bombers with all-female crews on March 22, 2016. The training mission included in-air refueling and target practice.  "My first flight in a B-52, on May 12, 2003, was an eye-opening