Leading with humility and selfless service

As a captain, she attended a Dining In during which a two-star general who had flown with her dad greeted her when he recognized her from family pictures in her father's cockpit. Her father, an F-4 backseater, was shot down three days before her sixth birthday.

Col. Sharon Bannister, the 79th Medical Wing commander, aspires to be the type of leader who will be able to recognize the children of the people who work for her.

"Aren't those the type of leaders you want to work for?" asked Bannister. "I've been put in this position to work beside these great Airmen performing an incredible mission. It's not about being the leader. It's about what you can do in those leadership positions."
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