Illinois Air National Guard Capt. Jennifer Weitekamp poses next to the Women in the Air Force exhibit honoring her accomplishment at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force March 5.
210308-F-IO108-0192.JPG Photo By: Ken LaRock, U.S. Air Force

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Then Senior Airman (later captain) Jennifer Donaldson Weitekamp graduated from Counter Sniper School on April 14, 2001, becoming the first woman sniper in the Department of Defense. Weitekamp had served as a patroller with the Illinois Air National Guard prior to enrolling in the advanced security forces training. Donaldson spent six years with Security Forces deploying several times in support of Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom before she commissioned as an officer. Weitekamp poses next to the Women in the Air Force exhibit honoring her accomplishment at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force March 5.


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