Story by Master Sgt. Joseph Harwood May 12, 2021 at 02:49PM MANSFIELD, Ohio- Airman First Class Sophie Tridico, a member of the Fire Protection Unit at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio, stepped off the bus at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas on Sept. 22, 2020. Tridico arrived to Basic Military Training during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as one of over 700 masked trainees. By graduation, Nov. 12, 2020, she would end up standing out amongst all of them.
