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    Oklahoma Army National Guard graduates first female cannon crewmembers [Image 10 of 13]

    Oklahoma Army National Guard graduates first female cannon crewmembers

    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, UNITED STATES

    08.22.2016

    Photo by 1st Lt. Leanna Maschino 

    Oklahoma National Guard

    Sgt. Sophia Campbell of Shawnee, Oklahoma, proudly holds her cannon crewmember (13B) certificate of completion at the Regional Training Institute in Oklahoma City, August 22, 2016. Campbell is one of the first qualified female cannon crewmembers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG).

    “I’m just proud of all the females I got to go through this with and I’m ready to put some steel on Lucille,” Campbell said.

    Among the graduating class are three other OKARNG females, who also graduated as the OKARNG's first qualified female cannon crewmembers. This rigorous and physically-demanding course teaches Soldiers a range of skills and focuses on identifying different types of howitzers, techniques of handling ammunition, setting fuses, preparing charges, loading and firing the howitzers, performing maintenance and other crewmember duties. This Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) came available for females after the removal of the military’s ban on women serving in combat arms in early 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by 1st Lt. Leanna Litsch)

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    Date Taken: 08.22.2016
    Date Posted: 08.24.2016 08:06
    Photo ID: 2811218
    VIRIN: 160822-A-NK138-201
    Resolution: 1200x1300
    Size: 1.05 MB
    Location: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, US
    Hometown: SHAWNEE, OK, US

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