2020年6月11日 · Air Force Capt. Emily “Banzai” Thompson had never conducted a combat sortie before deploying to Al Dhafra Air Force base in the United Arab Emirates. Now, she is the first woman to ever fly ...

2024年11月15日 · Over 60 pilots, crew and ground troops faced hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles. U.S. Air Force Capt. Lacie Hester, 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E weapon systems operator, is the the first...

On Nov. 15, 1994, Navy Lt. Kimberly “Face” Dyson quietly made history when she became the first female pilot to fly an official combat mission for the U.S. military. No one would know her name...

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] In April 2021, she was appointed to replace Major General John T. Rauch as Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force, and assumed office on August 13, 2021. [3]

2023年5月2日 · Major General Jeannie Leavitt (left), the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot, with Captain Nicole “Jinx” Wedge (right). Three months later, the DOD changed its policy. “The Air...

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 qualify as operational and combat mission ready military fighter and bomber pilots for the first time.

2024年11月7日 · Hear from the first women to fly combat missions on November 15, 1994. Launching from the deck of the USS Eisenhower, these women showed that being a good pilot has nothing to do with gender.

2022年8月3日 · In 2015, then U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christine Mau became the first female F-35 pilot when she completed a flight in the Lightning II. Mau retired in 2017, but her story remains a key...

2022年4月15日 · Currently there are around 100 female fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force, and women like them set the groundwork for Colombo's career. However, other great influences set the standard for her values and way of life.

2024年1月4日 · The names of the first female pilots who flew combat missions for the U.S. military have finally been released, decades after their missions ended.