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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

The father, mother and grandmother of Airman 1st Class Vera Schwenk, an avionics technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, pose for a portrait with her as a baby during a family vacation to Issyk-Kul, a large salt-water lake just outside of her home town of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, known for its waterfalls and hiking trails. Schwenk immigrated to the United States when she was 16-years-old. (Courtesy photo)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

A photo of Airman 1st Class Vera Schwenk, an avionics technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, standing in her boarding school classroom in Kyrgyzstan as a teenager. She emigrated from her home country to the United States at 16-years-old before joining the Air Force in 2017. (Courtesy photo)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

Airman 1st Class Vera Schwenk, an avionics technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, adjusts electrical cables of the Versatile Diagnostics Automatic Test Station on Jan. 25, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Schwenk uses the VDAT to run diagnotic tests on the electrical components of the B-2 Spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

Airman 1st Class Vera Schwenk, an avionics technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, logs the findings of the Versatile Diagnostics Automatic Test Station on Jan. 25, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Schwenk uses the VDAT to test the electrical components of the B-2 Stealth Bomber for maintenance needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

Airman 1st Class Vera Schwenk, an avionics technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, removes a panel from a part of the Versatile Diagnostics Automatic Test Station on Jan. 25, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Schwenk tests all electrical components of the B-2 Spirit using the VDAT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

An opposition-captured vehicle burns near the capitol building during citywide protests and riots in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on April 7, 2010. Guards can be seen to the left of the smoke. (Courtesy photo)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

Kyrgyz entering the otherwise-closed White House lawn following protests in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (Courtesy photo)

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Kyrgyzstan native realizes her American dream in US Air Force

Airman 1st Class Vera Schwenk, an avionics technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, poses for a portrait on Jan. 25, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Schwenk joined the Air Force in 2017 after immigrating from Kyrgyzstan when she was 16-years-old. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Manglitz, a B-2 evaluator pilot at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was one of the Airmen who worked closely with the high school students, guiding them in their design and printing processes of the protective panels for the aircrafts’ cockpits. “It was impressive to see the ingenuity and the initiative in each of these students,” Manglitz said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John J. Nichols, a B-2 pilot and commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, tapped the local high school robotics team, asking students to collaborate with Airmen to create a cover for four-switch panel in the B-2’s two-person cockpit. Together, they created a 3-D printed piece that is now used in all 20 of the $2.2 billion aircrafts. “This is an unbelievable story of partnering and innovation,” Nichols said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

Students on the Knob Noster High School robotics team designed a protective panel that covers four switches in the cockpit of the $2.2 billion B-2 Stealth Bomber. Each panel costs $1.25 to produce. A four-switch panel called the airframe mounted accessory drive, or AMAD, sits on the left side of the B-2’s two-person cockpit. The AMAD switches control the connection of the engines to the hydraulic and generator power of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

A four-switch panel called the airframe mounted accessory drive, or AMAD, sits on the left side of the B-2’s two-person cockpit. The AMAD switches control the connection of the engines to the hydraulic and generator power of the aircraft. Several stealth bomber pilots at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, recently collaborated with the local high school robotics team to design and 3-D print the protective covers for the panels. Now, all 20 B-2s at Whiteman use the panel covers during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft

Knob Noster High School is just outside the gates of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Students on the robotics team worked with B-2 pilots to create a protective panel for inside the Stealth Bomber’s cockpit. Each cover is produced on the high school’s 3-D printer and costs $1.25 to make. All 20 B-2s at Whiteman now use these covers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Chaplain Shipman shares lessons from deployment to Afghanistan

Airman salutes at a memorial display on April 27, 2018, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The remembrance service honored the men and women who died during a Train, Advise, Assist, Command (TAAC) mission in Kabul on April 27, 2011. (Courtesy photo)

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Chaplain Shipman shares lessons from deployment to Afghanistan

Chaplain Lt. Col. John W. Shipman plays catch with an Afghan child during an outreach event to the children of the Afghan Martyrs and a local Kabul orphanage to help build positive rapport with the local community on June 25, 2018. This The Special Missions Wing, Afghan, Australian and U.S. Forces all collaborated to make the event happen. (Courtesy photo)

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A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducts aerial refueling near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during an interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. The aircraft are flying in support of a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission. U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating the U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

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A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and F-22 Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing fly near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during a interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. The aircraft are deployed here in support of a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission. Bomber aircraft regularly rotate through the Indo-Pacific region to integrate capabilities with key regional partners and maintain a high state of aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

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Spirited Sunrise

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, prepares to take off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ( JBPH-H), Hawaii, Jan. 14, 2019. Three B-2 Bombers arrived to JBPH-H on Jan. 10, 2019 in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) bomber task force mission.

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The U.S. Army Golden Knight Parachute Team performed during the Accessions Reflagging ceremony at Fort Knox, Kentucky. (US Army Photo by Charles Leffler)

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Snow removal on Whiteman AFB

A snowman built by Airmen with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron sits outside the 509th CES building on Jan. 12, 2019 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Across the base members of Team Whiteman took advantage of the nine inches of snowfall by building snowmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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