First Lt. “Grizzly” Akers, 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, laughs at a joke on the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 8, 2021. Akers studied behavioral science at the Air Force Academy and then discovered her love for flying through their powered flight program.

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