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Air Force Capt. Karoline Scott, second from right, then a first lieutenant, poses for a picture with her five siblings and her brother-in-law, John Gowel, at her parents’ home in Lorton, Va. Scott is the only airman in her family, which can trace its active-duty military service back more than 130 years. Courtesy photo

Air Force Capt. Karoline Scott, second from right, then a first lieutenant, poses for a picture with her five siblings and her brother-in-law, John Gowel, at her parents’ home in Lorton, Va. Scott is the only airman in her family, which can trace its active-duty military service back more than 130 years. Courtesy photo

Air Force Capt. Karoline Scott, second from right, then a first lieutenant, poses for a picture with her five siblings and her brother-in-law, John Gowel, at her parents’ home in Lorton, Va. Scott is the only airman in her family, which can trace its active-duty military service back more than 130 years. Courtesy photo

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