Photo By 1st Lt. Adam Miller | U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sara White, a loadmaster assigned to the 180th Airlift...... read more read more
Before enlisting into the Air National Guard, Airman 1st Class Sara White worked at a local hardware store. One of her customers was an aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron. She would hear stories of adventures in the C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft that the unit operates.
“He would come into the store and talk about the base and his job,” said White. “I wanted a cool job where I got to be on a plane.”
Although she never caught his name, those encounters contributed to her joining the unit in 2017 as a loadmaster herself. In that position she is responsible for loading and securing cargo and passengers on the C-130.
White recently finished technical school, and is currently conducting on-the-job training at the base.
Her desire to fly doesn’t stop there. White said she wants to pursue a pilot’s license and fly the C-130.
When she joined the Guard she also received tuition assistance and plans to attend Northwest Missouri State University majoring in elementary education.
White comes from a large family and is very proud of her grandfather who was part of the Illinois Air National Guard where he served in Vietnam.
| Date Taken: | 05.05.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.16.2019 15:51 |
| Story ID: | 322659 |
| Location: | ST. JOSEPH, MO, US |
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