Air Force: Lisa Stein (Desert Storm) In 1983, Lisa Stein of
Plantation, Florida obtained a military scholarship to attend
the University of Miami because she "thought it sounded like fun
and they would foot the bill for school." Upon graduation in
1987, Lisa was commissioned into the United States Air Force.
Along with the surprise to her family that she had joined the
Air Force, Lisa was also discouraged by her ROTC commander, who
informed her that there were only nine navigator slots in the
whole country open for women. "Boy, was he surprised when I got
in," Lisa said. Following basic training, Lisa was assigned to
AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems). For eight to ten
months a year, her unit was deployed worldwide. Some of Lisa's
missions included flying unarmed over hostile enemy territory;
tracking the Soviets on their practice bombing runs toward North
America; protecting Saudi interests during the Iran-Iraq War,
and drug interdiction in South and Central America. By 1990,
Lisa had accrued over