Women in the United States Air Force - Wikipedia
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] Leyland v. Orr (1987) …
When Women Earned Their Wings: the USAF's First Crop of Female Pilots …
2022年3月29日 · Forty-five years ago, the U.S. Air Force admitted 10 women into undergraduate pilot training, marking its first class of female aviators.
5 Female Air Force Pilots Who Are Changing the Narrative
5 Female Air Force Pilots Who Are Changing the Narrative They didn't think twice about their gender while pursuing a career in flight. Now they're helping train the next generation of …
This Air Force pilot is the first woman to fly the F-35 in combat
2020年6月11日 · Then-Air Force Lt. Col. Christine Mau became the very first woman in the F-35 program in 2015 after previously flying F-15 jets. It wasn’t Mau’s first time making history though.
Here’s how the Air Force is remembering its first female pilots
2020年7月9日 · Retired Lt. Col. Kathy LaSauce got “hooked on airplanes” when she became one of the Air Force’s first female officers in aircraft maintenance — a field previously barred to …
Jeannie Leavitt - Wikipedia
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 …
Trailblazers: AETC honors first women pilots in Air Force history
2020年6月30日 · LaSauce became the first female pilot to command a C-141 and the first woman to serve as a presidential support pilot. She joined the Air Force in 1972 and received one of …
A tale of two generations of women in combat aviation
2023年3月31日 · On April 28, 1993, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin issued a historic order that allowed women to fly in combat. This decision opened the doors for women to …
Timeline: Women in the Air Force - The Mobility Forum
2023年3月1日 · Col Sebrina Pabon is the first woman to assume command of the Air Force Test Pilot School on Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Capt Emily Thompson becomes the first female …
Flying Firsts: The USAF's First Female Fighter Pilot
2018年9月18日 · When the USAF selected that first woman for pilot training in 1976, Jeannie M. Leavitt was 9 years old, living in St. Louis, Missouri. Leavitt would go on to make history of her …