Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna set social media buzzing this week after posting a photo on X showing herself armed with a rifle and a holstered pistol against a snowy Pacific Northwest backdrop.
“Being stationed in the Pacific Northwest had some benefits 🌨️ and NO it’s not AI. 😎,” Ms. Luna wrote alongside the image. The post drew a wave of online reactions, with many commenters drawing comparisons to the video game heroine Lara Croft.
The photo appears to date from Ms. Luna’s time with the Oregon Air National Guard, where she served as an airfield management specialist after completing her primary active-duty assignments in Missouri and Florida. She served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2014, first at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and then at Hurlburt Field in Florida, before subsequently joining the Oregon Air National Guard.
Ms. Luna, who represents Florida’s 13th Congressional District, is currently serving her second term in Congress. According to her official House biography, she joined the military as a young adult and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of West Florida. She was honorably discharged after five years of active-duty service and one year with the Air National Guard, and received the Air Force Achievement Medal.
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