Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman

Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, completes the one and a half mile run portion of the Air Force physical fitness test Jan. 30, 2018 at the 324th Training Squadron’s physical training pad at Join Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Maker finished his run with a time of 7:31, earning the top fitness score for males in his graduating class.

By Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker , Joint Base San Antonio Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States Mar 08, 2018

Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman

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Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman