Elizabeth Jacobson

Elizabeth Nicole Jacobson
Elizabeth Nicole Jacobson
	File:Elizabeth Jacobson.jpg U.S. Air Force photo
Birth name	Elizabeth Nicole Jacobson
Nickname(s)	"Liz"
Born	March 26, 1984; Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Safwan, Basra Governorate, Iraq
Buried	Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	2003–2005
Rank	Airman First Class
Unit	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 17th Security Forces Squadron; 586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron;
Battles/wars	Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom †;
Awards	Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Air Force Combat Action Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Air Force Training Ribbon
Website	www.airmanjacobson.com

Elizabeth Nicole "Liz" Jacobson (March 26, 1984 – September 28, 2005) was a United States Air Force airman who was killed in action in the Iraq War in 2005. A member of the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, she was the first female U.S. airman killed in the line of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Air Force Security Forces member killed in conflict since the Vietnam War.^[1]

Military career

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Jacobson

On September 28, 2005, while Jacobson was guarding a convoy originating from Camp Bucca, Iraq, the vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device near the Iraqi town of Safwan. The explosion killed her and U.S. Army sergeant Steve Morin Jr., 34 years old, from Arlington, Texas.^[2] A third soldier who was manning the vehicle's turret weapon was injured but survived the attack.

The Riviera Beach, Florida, native was assigned to the 17th Security Forces Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas^[3] and had deployed to Iraq as part of the 586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Airman Jacobson had been in the Air Force for two years and had been deployed to Iraq for more than three months.

Jacobson is buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Pompano Beach, Florida.^[4] Jacobson is Jewish.^[5]

Legacy

The U.S. Air Force has established the Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award for Expeditionary Excellence which is given to airmen for outstanding performance during a deployment.^[6] A street on Ali Al Salem Air Base running from entry control point "Echo 4" to a South Korean air force compound was renamed Jacobson Avenue in her honor.^[7] Goodfellow Air Force Base renamed the base main gate Jacobson Gate^[8] The Eagle Chapter, Air Force Security Police Association, created a challenge coin to honor the memory of A1C Jacobson.^[9] At Lackland Air Force Base there is the Jacobson Training Facility for Security Force Members and the Library in the facility has numerous mementos from Jacobson. The museum on the base also holds her in an honor position. The Travis AFB First Term Airman's Center is named after Jacobson.

Assignments

2003 – 2004, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2004 – 2005, 17th Security Forces Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2005 – 2005, Camp Bucca, Iraq

Awards and decorations

Personal decorations
	Bronze Star Medal
	Purple Heart
	Air Force Achievement Medal
	Air Force Combat Action Medal
Service awards
	Air Force Good Conduct Medal
Campaign and service medals
	National Defense Service Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon