If you look up the word “badass” in the dictionary, there should probably be a picture of Kinessa Johnson. She definitely has the credentials: Johnson is a U.S. Army Veteran, who served as a mechanic and weapons instructor, and deployed to Afghanistan. Now, Kinessa Johnson is dealing with a completely different kind of challenge. She’s taking on heavily armed poachers in Africa. She’s part of a group called Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW), and she’s using her skills as an instructor to train park rangers in key areas. “(VETPAW) was searching for a female to … [Read more...]