Clockwise from top center: The 64th Aggressor Squadron, 1980; At t F-4 upgrade school, 1970; Final flight – leaving the weapons school, 1979; Captain Wilson, ground school instructor, taking a break with guest lecturer; F-4 upgraded training, George AFB, Victorville, CA 1970; Weapons school team wins Topgun award at Luke AFB; Leaving Thailand,1974 – pictured with hooch maid.
BILL WILSON
If you see a vehicle with the tag REDAIR around town, the driver would more than likely be Bill Wilson! “When I finished at the F-5 Weapons School, I joined the Aggressors at Nellis AFB in Vegas. We flew against the F-4, F-15, and F-16 weapons schools and traveled around the country teaching air-to-air combat. We also played the “bad guys” in the big Red Flag Exercises at Nellis, where we were called Red Air,” said Wilson.
He entered the Air Force in 1969 from ROTC at OU and completed pilot training at Vance AFB in Enid. He then went to F-4s in Okinawa, Japan and Korat, Thailand. “I then trained foreign pilots in the F-5 Fighter Weapons School in Phoenix and then went on to the Aggressor Squadron at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas.” The Northrop F-5 was built for export and sold to over 30 countries; and the squadron trained the pilots flying it. “While I was there, the Air Force set up a Fighter Weapons School for advanced training,” Wilson said.
Pilots who graduated from the weapons school went back to their squadrons to teach weapons and tactics—similar to what is seen in the original Top Gun. Wilson said, “In the Air Force, we trained using the same aircraft as the students. At the time, the F-5 was also used by the Aggressor Squadrons to simulate enemy aircraft.”
Wilson began his real estate career in 1995, when he and his wife Charlene started Paradigm Realty. He said his Air Force experience also translates well to real estate. “Staying calm in high-stress situations, multitasking, and making quick decisions under pressure were all part of the job, and they’re just as valuable when handling complex transactions, multiple clients, and fast-moving deals in real estate.”
From Left: Dad visits at Kessler AFB in Biloxi Mississippi, Christmas 1979; Standing in dorm room, March 1980. These pictures, from her days of technical training school, are the only that remain of her military days due to a 1991 housefire.
LISA LECKRONE
“I got my MRP certification so that I could really be helpful to active duty personnel and veterans. So far I’ve worked with a few veterans and it was comforting to them to know I served too. Plus I’ve used my VA loan to buy a house, so I’m not concerned or confused about that process, ” said Lisa Leckrone.
She served in the Air Force from 1979 to 1983, stationed at Castle AFB in central California. “The base has been closed for a long time, but when I was there it was the busiest for flying of all the strategic air command bases in the US. I was an Air Traffic Controller and joined the USAF to do that job specifically.”
Immediately after the Air Force, Leckrone went on to work for the Department of Defense as a civilian ATC for two years at Naval Air Station Point in Mugu, California. “Then for the next 31 years, I worked for the FAA in Omaha, Kansas City, and Sacramento,” she said. She retired at the FAA Academy at Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, where she taught and evaluated ATC students, in 2016.
Leckrone started real estate school in December 2018. “After being retired for two years I wanted to do something completely different and unrelated to aviation. I loved watching HGTV house hunters show,” she said.
Clockwise from top left: Last active duty “fini” flight. Hosed down with champagne and shaving cream, 2016; At work on the E-3; Osan Air Base, South Korea in chemical warfare gear, 2007; At home in OKC with daughters, 2005; First flight on a military fighter; Curaçao, 2011 – Counter drug patrols in the Caribbean and South America; Okinawa, 1995; Saudia Arabia – Operation Southern Watch, 1997.
TROY HARROD
“My first flight on a military fighter was an F-4 Phantom out of Ellington Field in Texas. I was 15 and a Civil Air Patrol Cadet of the Quarter for the Houston area. That’s when I knew I wanted to fly, ” said Troy Harrod.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he graduated from Angelo State University in 1992 and went into the Air Force as an E-3 AWACS Air Battle Manager. “We of course moved multiple times in the 25 years I served. Being a structured attention-to-detail guy, I was disappointed at the level of service I received when purchasing or selling a house, ” said Harrod. During his last year active duty in 2016, he obtained his real estate license. His first sale was to a friend in his office who was also active duty. “That year I was rookie of the year at Churchill Brown.”
Harrod is now still flying at a civilian contractor instructor on the E-3 and doing real estate full time. “My wife Jennifer obtained her license two years ago so that our clients could always be taken care of if something was needed while I was flying.”
Together they are Harrod Properties and serve roughly equal amounts of military and civilian clients. “We hold MRP, CEBA, PSA, SFR, and SRS certifications. Along with many military first time VA buyers, we have extensive experience in VA assumptions, rural property sales, raw land sales, and have sold all over the state and over the US with our relocation program,” he said. Their in-house program includes identifying REALTORS® relocating usually active duty individuals and ensuring their competency in military moves and the VA loan process.
Mrs. Harrod has been a nurse for twelve years. The daughter of a veteran, she loved her work as an operating room nurse at the VA. “After her battle with breast cancer and seeing my daughters’ mother pass from it, she decided to leave the VA and work as a breast cancer nurse navigator with Project 31,” Harrod said. “It has helped her make an enormous difference in women’s lives as they navigate the jungle of cancer diagnosis and treatment.”
A devastating housefire in 2018 took many valuables. “We lost our house, our dogs. Everything was lost – including my daughters’ late mothers’ items. Other REALTORS® came to our rescue and offered houses of builders they worked with for us to rent and poured out their help both physically and financially,” he said.
It was during this rebuilding process that Mrs. Harrod was diagnosed with breast cancer, hence her decision to leave the operating room at the VA to help with the non-profit. “2016 to 2019 were pretty difficult, but through it all my brokerage and other REALTORS® were there to help!”
Clockwise: Kandahar, Afghanistan (Mr. Jarrett on the far left); Qatar during Operation Allies Refuge, where he helped process the Afghan refugees that fled Afghanistan; In southern Afghanistan (Mr. Jarrett second from left)
JUSTIN JARRETT
Justin Jarrett is a Senior Master Sergeant with the 931st Security Forces Squadron at McConnell AFB in Wichita, Kansas. He has served in the Air Force for 14 years, including four years on active duty and the last 10 years in the Air Force Reserve. “I’ve deployed four times, including two tours in Afghanistan. Last year, I decided to pursue a career that would allow me to have more control over my own career and the schedule I work,” he said. Real estate was an excellent opportunity to use his desire to serve others while also allowing the flexibility he desired.
As a Reservist, Jarrett is on military duty one weekend a month and two weeks during the summer. He is an Oklahoma City resident. “As I become more established, my hope is that I will have many opportunities to help veterans buy or sell their home.”
Top: Technical training graduation Bottom right: Speaking at the national prayer breakfast for the Air Force base and reading excerpts from the Torah.
SABRINA ADAMS
“My time in the Air Force was where I really learned about myself. I knew that I would serve my community in some aspect,” said Sabrina Adams. Serving from 2005 to 2009, she won a few awards, including Distinguished Graduate. She was part of the NASA Support Staff while stationed at Holloman AFB, helping in multiple top missions, and also became her squadron’s volunteer coordinator. “We made thousands of care packages to ship to deployed airmen, sponsored a monthly night at the local soup kitchen, and volunteered at the elementary school in Alamogordo, New Mexico.”
When she signed up for active duty, she was a young single mother of two under two. “There were not a lot of options or money for college, but I knew that wasn’t going to be my story. So I walked into a recruiting office and that forever changed my life, ” Adams said.
Having friends in real estate, she decided to give the career a try. The first time she helped a single mother purchase her first home, Adams realized how much she was meant to be in real estate. “From that moment on I knew my passion was helping individuals that may have not thought buying a home was even possible. It is what has kept me in real estate.”
Early on in her career, Adams invested in education on housing benefits available to veterans, as well as the inner workings of using a VA loan. All of her veteran clients have been connected to her through referrals from previous veteran clients.
Top row from left: Military awards ceremony; First time visiting Mom since enlisting; 10-mile ruck march in Missouri. Bottom row from left: 30-day field training exercise; Change of command ceremony, pre-deployment
CAMRYN CISNEROS
“I loved the military—the friendships, memories, and discipline it gave me. The Army taught me to always be comfortable with being uncomfortable, a lesson that has shaped every part of my life since, ” said Camryn Cisneros. A New Jersey native, she enlisted in the US Army in 2018 as an 88M (truck driver) and spent her contract with a forward support unit at Fort Sill.
When her contract ended in 2021, she decided to stay in Oklahoma. Within two weeks, she had found an apartment and taken a job at a warehouse to begin civilian life. “But I quickly realized I wanted more than a job—I wanted a career where I could help others. I left my warehouse job, took a leap, and enrolled in real estate school. It was challenging to make ends meet while learning a completely new industry, but six months later, I earned my license and closed my first deal just three months after that,” said Cisneros.
A year into real estate, she purchased a home using the VA loan – a tool she credits for transforming her life. “Representing myself, I closed on my home with no down payment, and thanks to the VA loan benefits, I actually made money on the purchase, with my only expense being the inspection. My experience with the VA loan was outstanding, and I’m grateful to have this lifelong resource to leverage.”
Cisneros works with other veterans regularly and is MRP certified. She added, “It’s more than certification—it’s the shared understanding of our military experiences that creates a strong connection. I’m fully committed to educating, guiding, and serving fellow veterans through the real estate process. I know firsthand how challenging the transition can be, and I’m proud to be a resource and a support for those who’ve served.”