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In 2003,[1] Airman 1st Class Vanessa Dobos[2] became the first female aerial gunner in the U.S. Air Force. This position was previously closed to women.[3] She trained with the 58th Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.[4] Her first duty station was at Nellis AFB in Nevada,[5] and she served with distinction in Iraq and Afghanistan.[6]
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- ↑ Schwartz, Heather E. (2010). Women of the U.S. Air Force: Aiming High. Capstone. pp. 27. ISBN 9781429654494. https://books.google.com/books?id=aGqE8XmOQdUC&pg=PP15&lpg=PP15&dq=Airman+Vanessa+Dobos&source=bl&ots=VCCeChFAQD&sig=ACfU3U152fUxugkb9AfS5oyWfT4GzNynnQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYkdr68v7gAhUQEBQKHXXXCOM4ChDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Airman%20Vanessa%20Dobos&f=false.
- ↑ "Women: Building communities, dreams > U.S. Air Force > Display". https://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/142126/women-building-communities-dreams/.
- ↑ "Setting her sights" (in en-US). https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/140625/setting-her-sights/.
- ↑ "Women in uniform" (in en). https://www.today.com/slideshow/women-uniform-37272518.
- ↑ "US National Archives". 23 August 2002. https://nara.getarchive.net/topics/vanessa+dobos.
- ↑ "Carter Salutes Women’s Contributions on International Women’s Day" (in en-US). https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/688410/carter-salutes-womens-contributions-on-international-womens-day/.
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