Congrats & super challenge coins.
If you don't know the WWII history behind the coins - its a good read.
Practical use today is : lowest ranking coin (or none) pays the bar tab
Retired AF as well, I would make a strong recommend for her. Maxwell has incredible training resources available. Get to finishing her undergrad degree on their dime. Once 3 years complete apply for Officer Training School. There’s a program to release her from regular job and complete her senior year with pay full time as long as grades are good. Finish school on them, get commission, she will go far.
Here's her getting the award.
She completed her bachelor's at UNG and then joined AF Reserve. She is waiting on that spot to open at The Academy, her commander is working on it.
Outstanding! Stepmom started as E1 and retired at a Lt. Col USAF in a similar job. Was the Public Relations Officer for Special Ops at McDill when she retired.