First woman to attempt TACP training left after injury
By: Stephen Losey, September 28, 2016 (Photo Credit: 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy/Air National Guard)
The first woman to enter training to become a tactical air control party airman left shortly thereafter due to an injury, the Air Force said.
The active-duty enlisted airman, who was not identified by the Air Force, in July became the first female airman to start the TACP Preparatory Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, since the military opened up all remaining male-only combat jobs to women.
But in an email response Tuesday to an Air Force Times inquiry, Air Education and Training Command spokeswoman Marilyn Holliday said the airman was injured during training July 19. The next day, the airman tried to resume training, but was unable to continue due to her injury, Holliday said. The email did not say how she was injured.
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