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While much ado has been made about the US Space Force — and not all of it has been good — Judah Officer has made history by becoming a part of it. According to Fox 59 Indiana, the aptly-named Officer — a native of Indiananapolis’s East Side — said that enlisting in the Space Force fulfills a dream he’s had his whole life. “I feel like being the first African American applicant in Indianapolis, and Indiana perhaps, is like really, really big,” Judah Officer said to the Fox affiliate. “I just can’t get the words for it. It feels really great to be able to do it and be able to represent myself, my family, and the people that support me.” According Fox 59 Indiana, the purpose of the US Space Force — which was formed during the Trump regime — is to secure and protect space. It plans on enlisting nearly 400 recruits in this fiscal year. While there’s no shortage of snark about the newly-formed branch of the American armed forces, it’s part of the Department of the Air Force, and it’s a...
Captain Remoshay Nelson has sealed her place in history as the first African American woman to become an officer in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds , the official Air Force flight demonstration squadron. According to Because Of Them We Can (BOTWC) , the Thunderbirds’ elite squadron has only had 332 Officers since its founding in 1953 and Captain Remoshay is the first Black woman to join the ranks. Captain Remoshay is an alumna of the prestige HBCU, Howard University, and has served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years. She credits her experience at Howard University and her Georgia upbringing in her historic success. “Even when people tell you no to your face, but your work shows where you should be, I think if you continue to work hard and go after what it is you want, you will achieve your dream. To be around people who look like me and instill a self-confidence in who I am, and walk into the world knowing where I come from and where my people come from, and where we can go, is...