Fotos para la historia.-

Airman Bettye Krieter looks at nose art on an Air Force fighter. As one of the first to serve in the Women in the Air Force (WAF), Krieter was activated during the Korean War. She retired from the Air Force Sept. 29, 2011, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., with a total of 63 years of federal service. (Air Force file photo)

Bettye Krieter, long-time secretary to the commander, Human Space Flight Support Office, wears a spacesuit with Space Shuttle Discovery in the background. Her 32-year tenure with the unit spanned the entire length of the space shuttle program. She retired Sept. 29, 2011, from the 45th Space Wing, with 63 years of federal service. (Courtesy photo)