The girls with the guns

Senior Airman Madelyn Lea 51st Security Forces Squadron reports and analysis clerk, stands guard while performing entry controller duties at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. Female Airmen were pulled from five different flights and various positions to participate in a predominately female flight in support of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Master Sgt. Sonia Toro-Valles, 51st Security Forces Squadron flight chief, conducts roll call to a predominately female flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 31, 2022. Female Airmen were pulled from five different flights and various positions to participate in the flight in support of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Female Airmen assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron, listen to briefings prior to their shift at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. In support of Women’s History Month, leadership combined entry controllers, area supervisors, patrolmen, military working dog handlers and other personnel positions to create a predominately female flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Senior Master Sgt. Kazue Martinez, 51st Security Forces Squadron superintendent, delivers a motivational speech to female Airmen before their shift at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 31, 2022. In support of Women’s History Month, leadership combined entry controllers, area supervisors, patrolmen, military working dog handlers and other personnel positions to create a predominately female flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Airmen assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron, gather for a group photo before performing their duties at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. The 51st SFS is the largest security forces unit in the Pacific Air Force and has more than 440 defenders with only 13% of them being female. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Female Airmen assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron, perform entry controller duties at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. In support of Women’s History Month, leadership combined entry controllers, area supervisors, patrolmen, military working dog handlers and other personnel positions to create a predominately female flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Senior Airman Madelyn Lea, left, 51st Security Forces Squadron reports and analysis clerk, and Airman 1st Class Autumn Perkins 51st SFS force response member, pose for a photo while working during a predominately woman flight in support of Woman’s History Month at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. To make the flight happen squadron leadership combined entry controllers, area supervisors, patrolmen, military working dog handlers and other personnel positions from five flights into one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Senior Airman Leilony Rodriguez, left, and Senior Airman Cassidy Hunt, 51st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, provide search and detection security at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. Female Airmen were pulled from five different flights and various positions to participate in a predominately female flight in support of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Airman 1st Class Yovana Parker-Romero, 51st Security Forces Squadron entry controller, takes a break from securing an entry while working during a predominately woman flight in support of Woman’s History Month at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. Female Airmen were pulled from five different flights and various positions to participate in a predominately female flight in support of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Master Sgt. Sonia Toro-Valles, 51st Security Forces Squadron flight chief, briefs a predominately female flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 31, 2022. The flight was created in support of Woman’s History Month. The 51st SFS is the largest security forces unit in the Pacific Air Force and has more than 440 defenders, with only 13% of them being female. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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The girls with the guns

Published April 12, 2022
By Senior Airman Megan Estrada
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

The 51st Security Forces Squadron is the largest security forces unit in the Pacific Air Force and has more than 440 defenders, with only 13% of them being female. Female Airmen were pulled from five different flights and various positions to participate in a predominately female flight in support of Women’s History Month.