7 (FARKE AIRFIELD, Albania) - If there is someone who knows a thing about hard work and determination, it’s 2nd Lt. Valdeta Mehanja, a pilot with the 1-131st Aviation Regiment. Mehanja is an Albanian native born in Kosovo and a US citizen; she never thought she would get to see Albania.
“I have never visited Albania before. It’s an incredible feeling to be here, as a pilot, in uniform and in the U.S. Military,” said Mehanja. “I would have never gotten this opportunity to fly around Albania if it wasn’t for the military. To be able to experience this just made me so happy.”