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History made in the US Coast Guard at Tuskegee!! LT Ronaqua Russell received one of military aviation’s top award: The Air Medal. This prestigious award is rarely earned by fixed wing aviators in the Coast Guard, and LT Russell has inked her way into the archives! —— In all of Coast Guard history, there have only been 5 Black female aviators. All five, The Fab 5, flew into Moton Field, AL (Tuskegee) to celebrate this historic, monumental occasion! 1. LCDR Jeanine Menze (C-130) 2. LCDR LaShanda Renee Holmes (H-65) 3. LT C Angel Hughes (C-144) 4. LT Chanel Lee (H-60) 5. LT Ronaqua Russell (C-144) #sistersoftheskies #girlsrockwings #militarywomen #aviatorsofcolor #aviatrixofcolor #uscgaviation https://www.instagram.com/p/BuNLWCsFMEs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14qlnrgea7r5p