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MSgt George Holmes (far left) became a pilot in 1921 and rose in rank to lieutenant colonel during WWII. He chose to revert to his former rank of master sergeant when the war ended. Holmes continued serving as a sergeant pilot in the USAF until he retired in 1957. Also pictured are former sergeant pilot Chester Colby (center, who retained his commission) and sergeant pilot MSgt Tom Rafferty (right), who earned his wings in 1933. Rafferty was killed in a crash in 1950.
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Former sergeant pilot Paul Hesler, Jr. (right) and crew chief SSgt Conrad Smith beside a P-40. He was promoted to flight officer just before leaving for North Africa in 1942. At the time of this photo, he had destroyed five enemy aircraft on the ground and one in the air.
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Staff Sergeant Alva Harvey (right) with Maj Fred Martin, 1924 Round-The-World Flight commander, after surviving a crash in Alaska early in the flight. Though not a rated pilot, Harvey already knew how to fly. Harvey entered military flight school after the trip and became a sergeant pilot. He later commanded a B-29 group in raids against Japan in World War II.
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Former sergeant pilot Robert Bryant (left) in North Africa with his crew chief, SSgt. Daniel Perez. Col. Bryant later became the director of the Air Force Museum from 1958-1962.
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At least 137 Americans became noncommissioned officer pilots in the Royal Canadian Air Force, then later transferred to the Army Air Forces as Sergeant Pilots. Pictured here (left to right) are Charles Wilson, Bert Saunders, Dowaine Daniels, and Arthur Eno at Maxwell Field, AL, for transfer in May 1942.
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Personnel of HQ Flight, 800th Repair Squadron. The four men seated in the center of the second row (identified by an "X") are enlisted pilots who learned to fly in France during WWI.
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Flight students Jim Leach (left) and Jack Hoover beside a BT-13 basic trainer.
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Students traveling to basic flight training at Moffett Field, CA, in 1942. (Left to right) Sergeants Harold Anderson, Sgt William Andrews, and PFC Leonard Arbon. Each later flew as a sergeant pilot with the 316th Troop Carrier Group in support of British forces in North Africa.
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Men on the Flying Trapeze, an Army flight demonstration team organized by then-Capt. Claire Chennault in 1932, included two enlisted pilots: (left to right) Sgt. William C. McDonald, Capt. Chennault and Sgt. John H. Williamson. Later, each helped train China's air force prior to World War II. SSgt. Ray Clinton (not pictured) also flew solo stunt and backup for the team.
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Newly-graduated sergeant pilots at Kelly Field, TX, in 1932: (left to right) Ancil Lovorn, Julius Kolb, Raymond Stockwell, Arthur Hanson, and Charles Cunningham.
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Enlisted graduates at the last class at Maxwell Field, AL, in April 1943. These men had civilian flying experience before arriving. Upon graduation they were promoted to flight officers and assigned to flight instruction duty.
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The first enlisted pilot, Sgt. (later Colonel) Vernon L. Burge seated in an Army Wright B airplane in the Philippines in 1912.
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Firefighters

U.S. Air Force Airman Kristina Schneider, 312th Training Squadron student, approaches an exterior aircraft fire with a water hose outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, August 16, 2019. Though Schneider has graduated three fire academies throughout her civilian firefighting career, she expands her knowledge with aircraft fire suppression during her technical school training at Goodfellow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ethan Sherwood/Released)
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Firefighters

Firefighters spray foam from a fire suppression kit as an HH-43B Huskie helicopter hovers overhead to create a downwash of air. The crew was assigned to the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1968.
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Firefighters

Firefighters rush to extinguish a crash fire with the help of a boom from an experimental fire truck in the 1940s.
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Firefighters go through a decontamination station during a hazardous material training exercise in 2019 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The suit worn here provides the highest level of protection against direct and airborne chemical contact.
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Although previously excluded from leadership roles, enlisted Airmen now serve at all levels of USAF firefighting, including fire crew chiefs, station captains, deputy fire chiefs, and fire chiefs. Here, SrA Braden Kohl explains how to treat wounds while deployed to Southwest Asia in 2013.
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Firefighters

US Air Force firefighters aid a fellow firefighter suffering from smoke inhalation during rescue operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in 1969.
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Firefighters with the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron participate in ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in -15°F temperatures in 2020. Close cooperation and teamwork are a must.
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PT-17

The Tuskegee Airmen PT-17 trainer sits in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the USAF.
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