Air Force’s first female special tactics officer earns coveted scarlet ...
Jun 24, 2022 · An Air Force captain on Thursday became the service’s first female special tactics officer, donning the elite red beret after completing a grueling three-month training course.
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.
Air Force welcomes its first female commando with little fanfare
Jun 28, 2022 · On Friday, Air Force Times first reported that an Air Force captain had just become the branch’s first female special tactics officer, an achievement akin to becoming the first female...
Marcelite J. Harris - Wikipedia
Marcelite Cecile Jordan Harris (January 16, 1943 – September 7, 2018) was an American who became the first African-American female general officer of the United States Air Force.
First enlisted woman qualifies for formal combat ... - Air Force Times
Apr 15, 2021 · She will soon be joined by a second woman on track to enter the STO pipeline after graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy, said 1st Lt. Alejandra Fontalvo, a spokeswoman for the 24th...
US Air Force Officer makes history as Miss America
Jan 15, 2024 · Miss Colorado Madison Marsh was crowned Miss America, becoming the first active-duty military service member to win the title in the pageant's nearly 100-year history, according to the U.S. Air Force. Marsh, 22, is a second lieutenant in the Air Force and recently graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
5 African American women who made U.S. military history
Feb 4, 2021 · 5 African American women who made U.S. military history. Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris was the first woman aircraft maintenance officer, one of the first two women air officers commanding at the U.S. Air Force Academy and the first woman deputy commander for maintenance. She also served as a White House social aide during the Carter administration.
Airman Advances in Quest to Become First Female Special Tactics Officer
Mar 18, 2020 · A female Air Force officer has completed a rigorous special warfare course and will move on to the next program within the Special Tactics Officer training pipeline, making her the first...
There from the Beginning: Women in the US Air Force
Aug 17, 2021 · What was it like being a woman in the Air Force throughout the decades? What challenges did these women face? How did they perceive their role in the force? What were their successes and where is there desire for change today? Perhaps most importantly, how can this historical context be used to help define and create the Air Force of the future?
Women’s legacy parallels Air Force history
Sep 18, 2014 · 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 in 1986. That year was a banner year academically for women as, for the first time in history, the Air Force Academy’s top graduate was a woman.