1st Lt. Jaci Smith at Cross Country Championships
First Lt. Jaci Smith competes in the 2022 USA Cross Country Championships, held Jan. 8 in San Diego. Smith was recently accepted into the World Class Athlete Program again, which gives her the opportunity to train for the 2024 Olympic Trials while serving in the Air Force. She is currently a nuclear surety engineer with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (Department of Defense photo)