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Women's History Month: Legacy of the ‘Kelly Katies’
March 25, 2021 — Before the 433rd Airlift Wing arrived at Kelly Field in 1960, a major shift in workforce demographics had already taken place on the flight line. World War II and the Korean War forced people on a national level to reconsider the capabilities of women in what used to be regarded as “men’s work.” With men being called off to war, there was still a need for hands to turn wrenches, build engines and fix aircraft. War production drove the need to recruit women... MORE

A flight test mechanic works on a plane in 1942-1943 at Duncan Field, later renamed Kelly Field, Texas. Women who worked at Kelly Field were known locally as “Kelly Katies.” (Courtesy photo provided by the National WASP World War II Museum)

Duncan Field, Kelly’s ties to Tuskegee Airmen’s 49+1
February 19, 2021 — When most people think of the Tuskegee Airmen, they remember the pilots and the P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft with the red tails they flew. However, many people were not aware of the Tuskegee Airmen’s civilian force, who worked in the background and contributed to the now-famous Red Tails’ success. This group of men and one woman, who are also considered Tuskegee Airmen because of their contribution to the legacy of the “Original Tuskegee Airmen,” began at San Antonio’s Duncan Army Airfield. ... MORE

Wilber Miller, a San Antonio native, was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. He also served with the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Regiment on the Mexican border in the early 1920s. In 1935, he was promoted and called upon to select and lead the first African American team of 49 +1 (49 men and one young woman) to a new air depot at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama. Their mission was to provide maintenance and administrative support to Alabama’s African American fighter squadron’s primary training phase on aircraft for the Tuskegee Airmen. (Courtesy photo)

Alamo Wing, 502nd OSS support Youth Aerospace Expo
November 26, 2019 — Local youths were celebrated as future aviators and STEM innovators at the Youth Aerospace Expo at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Kelly Field Annex Nov. 16... MORE

The Adame family considers gliding with the San Antonio Soaring Society Inc. during the Youth Aerospace Expo at Kelly Field, Texas, Nov. 16, 2019.

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