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Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles will feature Air Force Heritage Flight flyover Passion deserving honor

Air Force News Service
By Senior Airman
Marking this year’s 75th anniversary of the U.S. KAiTLYN eRgiSh
Air Force, Super Bowl LVI will feature five aircraft
representing the service’s history. 355th Wing Public Affairs
During the National Anthem at the Feb. 13 game, Pass. Dribble. Shoot! The basketball
the Air Force will conduct a first-of-its-kind flyover swooshed through the hoop and a roar of
of the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. screams and cheers were heard from the
The Air Force Heritage Flight represents the crowd at Ramstein Air Base, Germany as
service’s ability to innovate, accelerate and thrive the Ramstein Lady Rams basketball team
since its evolution from the U.S. Army Air Corps fought for another win towards a champion-
in 1947. ship award in the year 2006.
The Heritage Flight flyover will feature: The 2006 U.S. Armed Forces Europe
• P-51 Mustang from the Air Force Heritage championship win wasn’t the first achieve-
Flight Foundation, Chino, Calif. ment for current U.S. Air Force Chief
• A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Master Sgt. Lashonda Grant; however, and
Air Force Base, Ariz. it certainly would not be the last in her
• F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw AFB, S.C. basketball career.
• F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Although the cultivated talent and recog-
Langley-Eustis, Va. nition began in her military career, a love
• F-35A Lightning II from Hill AFB, Utah for this sport has been a motivating drive
There will be a live pre-game stream from the for Grant since a very young age.
formation while they get into position in the sky “I live and breathe the game,” said Grant.
and will include special interviews and segments. “This sport has always been the love of my Courtesy photo
Viewers can tune in to the Air Force Facebook page life and I have such a passion for it, starting U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lashon-
at 6 p.m., EST, for the broadcast. when I was a kid in my front yard.” da Grant poses for a photo as an Osan
The U.S. Air Force performs close to 1,000 fly- During her 13 years of basketball service Lady Defender at Osan Air Base, Korea.
overs a year, which serve as a way to showcase in the Air Force, she joined a number of vari- During her 13 years of basketball service
the capabilities of its aircraft while also inspiring ous military women’s basketball teams and in the Air Force, she joined a number
patriotism and future generations of aviation en- competed all over the world against other of various military women’s basketball Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
thusiasts. These flyovers are done at no additional military branches, and local teams in the teams and competed all over the world U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lashonda Grant, assigned to the 355th Wing, poses
cost to the taxpayer and serve as time-over-target areas where she was stationed. against other military branches, and lo- for a photo at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 27, 2021. After 13 years
training for Air Force pilots, aircrew and ground “Ramstein was my favorite,” said Grant. cal teams in the areas where she was of military basketball service, Grant was nominated and accepted to the Military Bas-
control teams. Courtesy photo See PASSion, Page 10 stationed. ketball Association Hall of Fame.
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