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Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall is suited up and being strapped into the seat by SENIOR AIRMAN Anthony Figueroa, an aerospace physiologist specialist in preparation for her U-2 Dragonlady flight

The first female Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Sheila Widnall, poses with a flight suit on

CAPT. Ron Calvert, 27th Fighter Wing, 524th Fighter Squadron, gives Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force some preflight instruction before her incentive flight in an F-111

The first female Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Sheila E. Widnall

Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall is suited up for egress training, and her seat kit strap is being adjusted by SENIOR AIRMAN Figueroa

Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force, poses on the access ladder after flying in an F-111 Aardvark

The honorable Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force arrives at Vandenberg AFB to take part in the Guardian Challenge festivities. She is greeted by Brig. GEN. Robert Hinson, Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, and other distinguished visitors from the 30th Space Wing

SENIOR AIRMAN Hank Webb, USAF, (center) and STAFF Sergeant Erin Manley,, USAF, both Aerospace Physiological Support specialists from the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron (Black Cats), Osan Air Base, Korea, adjust the straps on the pressure suit of U-2R Dragon Lady pilot Captain Michael Wheeler before a mission. Because of the altitudes that the aircraft can reach, a U-2R pilot has to wear a full-pressure suit similar to those worn by astronauts

LT. GEN. Joe Ralston, 11th Air Force commander, gives Dr. Sheila Windall a few pointers on the F-15 prior to her flight. Windall is the first female Secretary of the Air Force

Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall is suited up prior to her U-2 Dragonlady flight. STAFF SGT. Andrew McLean, an aerospace physiologist specialist, integrates the full pressure suit

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Base: Beale Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Elizabeth Weinberg

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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sheila widnall air force sheila widnall dragonlady dragonlady flight staff sgt andrew mclean andrew mclean aerospace physiologist specialist aerospace physiologist specialist pressure suit sergeant california air force u 2 aircraft u 2 secretary of the air force high resolution beale air force base senior airman elizabeth weinberg u 2 dragonlady flight pressure suit us air force usaf air force base us national archives
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10/01/1995
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label_outline Explore Air Force Sheila Widnall, Physiologist, Dragonlady

AIRMAN 1ST Class Mike Mahoney plays the part of a downed pilot during a rescue exercise conducted by the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron

Major (MAJ) Bill "Doc" Christmas, USAF, Flight Surgeon, 932nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron (AMDS), Scott AFB, Illinois, an augmented member of the Air Force Reserve Pipe Band, plays the Great Highland bag pipes during an exhibition given by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. The team spent three weeks at Moron AB, Spain practicing for this years circuit of air shows providing a show for our troops deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Mr. Peter Phillips (left), Jamaican Minister of National Security, introduces US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 377th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (AMDS), who will provide medical services to the local residents at the Mayfield Park Medical Center, while deployed to Kingston, Jamaica as part of Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2002

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kati Grabham, 325th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Zerbe, (left) School

Airmen from the 9th Security Forces Squadron carry

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James

Air Force Organizational Emblem: 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Air Education and Training Command (AETC ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

A team of Airmen from the 28th Munitions Squadron secure

A team of 9th Security Forces Squadron defenders perform

Senior Airman Jarred Uzeta, 9th Security Forces Squadron

A team of 9th Security Forces Squadron defenders tend

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sheila widnall air force sheila widnall dragonlady dragonlady flight staff sgt andrew mclean andrew mclean aerospace physiologist specialist aerospace physiologist specialist pressure suit sergeant california air force u 2 aircraft u 2 secretary of the air force high resolution beale air force base senior airman elizabeth weinberg u 2 dragonlady flight pressure suit us air force usaf air force base us national archives