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First Gulf War:
Lisa Erickson
Lisa Erickson, a jet engine mechanic at Kadena Air Force Base in
Okinawa, specialized in the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine that
went in the Air Force’s F-15 and F-16 planes. Though not in the
Gulf War, Erickson and her crew worked long hours prepping
engines to send to the Gulf and repairing the sand-clogged engines
that returned from there.
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First Gulf War:
Lisa Erickson
Lisa Erickson’s dad joked that she didn’t even know how to put gas
in her car. But the Air Force made her a jet engine mechanic and
she learned. She was one of two females on the crew at Kadena Air
Force Base, Okinawa, that supplied jet engine motors to planes in
the Gulf War.
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Victoria Shadley: The Wash Rack
Victoria Shadley’s job began after the First Gulf War ended. She
and her crew ran a wash rack in Turkey, where they cleaned
military vehicles returning from the war and then sent them on
ships bound for home.
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Victoria Shadley: Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
Victoria Shadley was told the sergeant major didn’t like the grease
under her fingernails from a recent brake job. And not long after,
this Army light wheel mechanic found herself deployed to Turkey
for the cleanup of the First Gulf War.
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Theresa Dawson: Encounter on the Berlin Subway
During the First Gulf War, Theresa Dawson was stationed in
Berlin, where it was suggested not to wear military uniforms off
base. She understood the wisdom of that suggestion after an
encounter with an angry rider on a Berlin subway.
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Theresa Dawson: Russian Linguist
Theresa Dawson was a Russian linguist in Berlin when war the US
went to war with Iraq. Though her unit had the opportunity to
deploy, they were still vital to the mission in Europe, where the
Berlin wall had fallen but a Soviet threat still lingered.