The Air Force on Thursday confirmed that Babbitt, who served under the name Ashli Elizabeth McEntee, was a security forces airman who achieved the rank of senior airman, or E-4, while on active duty.
Huh. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to find an obituary. Babbitt wasn’t her real name. Or maybe McEntee wasn’t. Or maybe she went around with 2 names like pretty much no one I know. What in the world does “served under the name of” mean anyway. “I’m joe smith sir. But I serve under the name of....WTF?
Or maybe the correct answer: She got married after she left the Air Force.