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A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant insignia lays in a pattern on the bricks outside of the Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Hicks Airman Leadership School at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 20, 2026. Commissioning in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a lieutenant in 1941 and beginning his career as an aircraft mechanic at the Alabama Tuskegee Institute, Hicks was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots and support personnel in the U.S. Armed Forces. Airman Leadership School is designed to be an entry level leadership enhancement course to prepare Airmen and Guardians for positions of greater responsibility by strengthening their ability to lead, follow and manage while also gaining a broader understanding of the military profession and their role within the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)
| Date Taken: | 08.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.20.2026 16:43 |
| Photo ID: | 9880483 |
| VIRIN: | 260820-X-DW038-1100 |
| Resolution: | 3818x2543 |
| Size: | 5.08 MB |
| Location: | VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 8 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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