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Lt. Col. Christine Mau of the U.S. Air Force became the first U.S. female pilot to fly the F-35 Lightning II jet. [236] Col. Giselle "Gigi" Wilz was promoted to brigadier general, thus becoming the first female general in the North Dakota Army National Guard. [237]
November: [45] Marcelite J. Harris became the first woman to be the Director of Maintenance for the Air Force [46] Lieutenant Colleen Cain became the first woman in the Coast Guard killed in the line of duty. [18] Dolores K. Smith (Cherokee) became the first Native American woman to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy. [86]
Traditional hat toss and flyover by Air Force Thunderbirds at the graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy Logo of the Air Force Academy. The United States Air Force Academy is an undergraduate college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.
Jeannie Marie Leavitt (née Flynn; born c. 1967) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general officer.She became the U.S. Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. [2]
Nicole Malachowski was born Nicole Ellingwood in Santa Maria, California, to Cathy and Robert Ellingwood. [11] In high school, she was a cadet member of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol [12] and participated in AFJROTC, where she was rated cadet colonel, the highest rank a cadet could achieve.
This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired. They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense , with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security .
Also in 1976, the Air Force Academy first admitted women; in 1986, the Air Force Academy’s top graduate was a woman for the first time (Terrie Ann McLaughlin). [7] [18] [19] Also in 1986, six Air Force women served as pilots, copilots, and boom operators on the KC-135 and KC-10 tankers that refueled FB-111s during the raid on Libya. [7 ...
Lieutenant Colonel: USAF: 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron: Operation Combat Lancer: North Vietnam: Copilot of F-111A #66-024 that disappeared on a solo night bombing mission [176] Presumptive finding of death [3] April 24: Crossman, Gregory J: 1st Lieutenant: USAF: 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam ...