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The first Americans to earn the Distinguished Service Cross were not combat soldiers but two women serving as nurses with the British Army before the U.S. entered World War I. 
On Aug. 17, 1917, Nurses Beatrice MacDonald and Helen McClelland of the Army Nurse Corps Reserve were assigned to a surgical team at the British Casualty Clearing Station Number 61 near Lillers, France. 
During a German night air raid, MacDonald and McClelland continued caring for their patients despite bombs raining down all around them.

Walk across any U.S. Air Force base, and you’ll likely notice senior officers wearing patches from elite military institutions like the Weapons School or the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. These emblems reflect the Air Force’s emphasis on tactical and strategic mastery. Yet, the operational level of warfare remains underdeveloped.  To rapidly train officers in operational warfare, the U.S.