Women in the United States Air Force - Wikipedia
As of 2020, there were 69,564 total women on active duty in the US Air Force, with 14,325 serving as officers, and 55,239 enlisted. Of all the branches in the US military, the Air Force has the highest percentage of female active duty service members with women making up 21.1% of the US Air Force in 2020.
This Air Force pilot is the first woman to fly the F-35 in combat
Jun 11, 2020 · 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.
To get more female pilots, the Air Force is changing the way it …
Aug 19, 2020 · WASHINGTON — In 2022, the U.S. Air Force will take delivery of the F-15EX, a new and improved version of the nearly 40-year-old F-15E Strike Eagle.
A tale of two generations of women in combat aviation
Mar 31, 2023 · 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.
Women in the Air Force – displays in Cold War Gallery
During the 1970s, the US Air Force opened all but combat and combat support fields to women. Jobs in civil engineering and other demanding fields saw a steady increase of women. The transition from “traditional” administrative roles to “non-traditional” jobs was the beginning of accepting more women throughout the Air Force.
Captain Lacie Hester First Woman in Air Force History to Be
Captain Hester’s recognition comes at a time when the role of women in combat continues to evolve. Her achievement is a testament to the capabilities and contributions of female service members ...
Just Doing Their Jobs | National Air and Space Museum
Dec 21, 2023 · First Lieutenant Cheryl Lamoureux became the first Air Force woman to deploy weapons in combat, when she fired cruise missiles from a Boeing B-52 over Iraq in December 1998.
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 first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. [2]
Life as a Female Fighter Pilot | National Air and Space Museum
Oct 3, 2016 · Throughout her military career, Lt. Col. Christine Mau has helped prove that women can perform, outstandingly, in some of the toughest positions in the United States Air Force. And, as a fighter pilot, she has done so with only a small community of female military pilots.
A Woman’s Right to Fly and Fight | Smithsonian
A 1994 photograph shows a 27-year-old Jeannie Flynn in an F-15E Strike Eagle, just as she officially became the first U.S. Air Force female fighter pilot accepted for combat.