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March is National Women’s History Month and this year’s theme is “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.” Throughout the month, Air Force Reserve Command will feature Air Force Reserve women whose contributions to the military and community reflect this year’s theme. (u.S. Air Force graphic/Maureen Smith)
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Maj. Christina "Thumper" Hopper is a T-38 instructor pilot with the 5th Flying Training Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Following the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Hopper flew numerous combat air patrol missions in support of Operation Noble Eagle protecting the President of the United States and critical US infrastructure. In 2002-2003, she deployed to Kuwait supporting Operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom. During those operations, Hopper flew more than 50 combat missions and became the first African-American female fighter pilot to fight in a major war.
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En-route Patient Staging System team members, from the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, transport a patient toward a C-130 Hercules during the Alamo Shield exercise held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and Camp Bullis Training Annex, Texas Feb. 27, 2016. Alamo Shield is a comprehensive training exercise designed to deploy and exercise an aeromedical evacuation system in an initial urgent response scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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Patriot Guard Riders receive a standing ovation from service members and their families attending the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando Feb. 27-28. The PGR's main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family They went to the YR event to introduce their mission and show their support to Air Force reservists. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a series of events designed to provide members and families with essential resources prior to departure (pre-deployment), a level of stability and support while deployed (during deployment), and successful re-integration techniques after the deployment cycle ends (post deployment). (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
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First Lt. J.C. Allen, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, secures a stretcher aboard a C-130 Hercules shortly before the injured patients are brought on board during the Alamo Shield exercise at Camp Bullis Training Annex Feb. 27, 2016. Flight nurses and medical technicians are responsible for maintaining the care of patients while being transported in flight. Alamo Shield was an eight-day training exercise designed to deploy and exercise an aeromedical evacuation system in an initial urgent response scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama takes off from Camp Bullis Training Annex’s assault runway after picking up patients during the aeromedical evacuation exercise, Alamo Shield, Feb. 27, 2016. Members of the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 433rd Airlift Control Flight, 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s Critical Care Air Transport Team worked together to provide the logistics and execution of evacuating injured patients out of the fictitious war zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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Tech. Sgts. Kristopher Orna (left) and Joshua Smith, both assigned to the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, unload AE equipment and prepare it for loading on the out-bound flight during the Alamo Shield exercise at Camp Bullis Training Annex Feb. 27, 2016. Orna and Smith are working as a part of one of the two Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Teams who coordinate the air crews and provide operational and mission management support by coordinating the proper equipment necessary for the mission, directs AE ground support activities like mission launch and recovery, aircraft set up and configuration, and manages medical equipment and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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Tech. Sgt. Karen Moore and Chief Master Sgt. Rick Cumbo, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmasters, analyze weather data being relayed to the aircraft by a dropsonde, a parachute-borne cylindrical instrument that collects meteorological data as it drops toward the surface of the water. The Hurricane Hunters flew several research missions Feb. 11-24, 2016, to collect meteorological data from atmospheric rivers above the Pacific to assist in improving West Coast weather forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Kimberly Spusta)
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Chief Master Sgt. Rick Cumbo, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron chief loadmaster, prepares a dropsonde before placing it into a launch tube as part of a research mission Feb. 11-24, 2016, to collect data from atmospheric rivers over the Pacific to improve West Coast weather forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters use a dropsonde, which is a parachute-borne cylindrical instrument that collects meteorological data as it descends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Kimberly Spusta)
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Tech. Sgt. Karen Moore and Chief Master Sgt. Rick Cumbo, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmasters, analyze weather data being relayed to the aircraft by a dropsonde, a parachute-borne cylindrical instrument that collects meteorological data as it drops toward the surface of the water. The Hurricane Hunters flew several research missions Feb. 11-24, 2016, to collect meteorological data from atmospheric rivers above the Pacific to assist in improving West Coast weather forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Kimberly Spusta)
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Capt. Bradley Stone, top left, and Senior Airman Samantha Strom, top middle, both assigned to the 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, pose with fellow medical aircrew members while on a temporary assignment to Hawaii. Stone and Strom both rushed to aid survivors of a downed helicopter that crashed into Pearl Harbor, Feb. 18, 2016, Honolulu Hawaii. (Courtesy photo)
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The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly the Delta formation over Louisiana Feb. 19, 2016. The Thunderbirds were refueled twice by a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., once over New Mexico and a second time over Louisiana on their way to Daytona Beach, Fla., for their Daytona 500 flyover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston)
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Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, greets Senior Airman David O’Donnell, 434th Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrician specialist, after returning to Grissom Air Reserve Base Feb. 7, 2016. In all, 68 Airmen returned from a 4-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Jacqueline Buckley greets her grandson, Senior Airman Christopher Pledger, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, after returning to Grissom Air Reserve Base from a deployment to Southwest Asia Feb. 7, 2016. A total of 68 Airmen returned from a 4-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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The Titus family holds a sign to welcome home Staff Sgt. Marc Titus, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prior to his arrival at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Feb. 7, 2016. Grissom has a variety of resources to help families reunite after deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Hugh Jackman, “Eddie the Eagle” star, introduces Lt. Col. David Efferson, 457th Fighter Squadron commander and F-16 pilot, to his wife over the phone Feb. 19 during flight preparations here. Jackman received a civic leader flight in an F-16 by the 301st Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Mathison)
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