Connie Palacioz, a riveter during World War II, left, talks with Senior Airman Ciarra White, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, July 20, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Palacioz was only 17 when she started working as a riveter at Boeing’s plant in Wichita, Kan., riveting the cockpits of B-29 Superfortresses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenna K. Caldwell)