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BULLSEYE Feature 7July 1, 2016

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A 10, from page 7______________ words as improvement, achievement, and route of ingress and the current threat her status as the rst A-10 woman gradu-
the ‘credible’ component. at’s making success have no meaning.” picture well enough to give me very ate of the USAFWS weapons instructor
students the most credible teachers we simple and understandable communica- course, stating that one’s active pursuit
can. From a personal standpoint, it’s more “Weapons school has been terribly tion that told me I was good to go, and and achievement of a heartfelt goal is
of the ‘humble, approachable.’ We look awesome, as I like to say,” said Wyble “I press to my target. Not many other places most important.
at their personality to make sure that, as would do it again in a heartbeat, and I on Earth could run that seamlessly, and
a leader in the Air Force in the future, feel lucky as hell to be here. I have learned it was just awesome to be one of the guys “To anyone out there who might want
they’re a person who always remembers how to help myself. I have learned how a part of it all.” to try this lifestyle out, my advice is, do
who’s the most important person—the to fail, and be ok. I have learned how to exactly what you want to do,” said Wyble.
person we’re serving at that time. be ok when nothing else was.” In such instances as this, that Wyble “Do it with passion, vigor and thick skin,
communicated instantaneously on mul- and you will be ne. is community has
“As an approachable person, people To Wyble, the true value of the Weap- tiple levels with fellow pilots and that she had women in it for some time now, so it’s
can come to them and ask for input and ons School course hit home on a sortie was recognized and treated as a pilot not as hard for me as it was the women
guidance. ose are the types of leaders, during Advanced Integration. among pilots matter to her. Training at of 20 years ago. It just requires you to
instructors, and at the end of the day, the Weapons School made both outcomes really want and believe in your mission.
integrators we want in the Air Force out “During Integration, we had planned possible. It’s been a long time since I have felt like
of the Weapons School,” concluded Mills. with all my best 16A weapons school I was the only female in the room, and
under graduates (WUGs) for a day prior,” “At the end of the day nomenclature it’s been a long time since I wasn’t. So in
“Weapons School has taught me how said Wyble. “During execution, there doesn’t matter to me, what matters is I short the community has been seemingly
to go one level deeper, on life,” Wyble was a ton of air-to-air communications am looked at as a pilot who is only as unaware of the di erence in sex, and that
said, “Sure, tactics and being able to on the primary frequency. I was unsure capable as I prove to be, with no slants or is exactly what I was hoping for.”
think through problems more critically, if the factor threats to my ingress had presumptions based on sex,” said Wyble.
but also outside of ying, I have learned been taken down by the guys out front “I can safely say, that here at Weapons With a nod toward those preceding
my own weaknesses inside and out, and doing the good suppression of enemy air School I have received this.” Wyble, along with changes making her
have become so intimately familiar with defenses (SEAD) work.” goal a possibility, as a graduate of the
them. I can see my faults materializing, When all’s said and done, Wyble sees Weapons School, together with her peers,
and mitigate ‘myself’ earlier and more As the exercise progressed, there was herself and wants to be seen as a skilled recognizes that hard work, dedication,
e ciently.” an active threat called. Unsure of where pilot. and enthusiasm have made her one of
the threat was located, Wyble simply many elite pilots in the U.S. Air Force.
e personal and professional growth stated: “Say ‘bullseye.’” “I just see myself as another ghter
demanded by this training course is pilot, who likes to spend my Friday nights “To be here now, coming out the other
perhaps best summarized in the words “’Dirty,’ an F-16 pilot, immediately at the club with the other squadrons, side, is a high that is like none other, and
of Benjamin Franklin, a hardworking, came back with ‘Hog, your lane is clear,’” laughing about all the stu we did that to share it with another 50 or so people
self-made American, who said: “Without said Wyble. “ is was awesome for a week,” said Wyble. “I think that’s the way who went through the same thing, well
continual growth and progress, such couple reasons: One, he voice identi ed the other guys see it too, and it’s good.” that de nes brotherhood, my friend,”
me and knew I was an A-10, and two, said Wyble.
he knew the plan well enough that a er When asked about those who might
voice identifying me knew my planned want to follow her lead, Wyble downplays

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