After Col. Jeannie Leavitt finished pilot training at the top of her class in 1992, she was given her first choice of aircraft, with a few restrictions. Her first choice, the F-15 Strike Eagle, wasn't ...

In this 2018 video, Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force’s first female fighter pilot, shares how her leadership ...

Heather Penney, who flies an F-16, was one of the first female fighter pilots. Herstory Lessons pays tribute to women whose accomplishments are hidden from history, but who have made an impact on the ...

A Southwest Airlines pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel" in helping ...

The shelves in Samantha Week's home office are filled with reminders of her 23 years as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. The retired Colonel's dream to become a fighter pilot started at just six ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle “MACE” Curran made history after she became the second-ever woman to fly as Lead Solo Pilot for the United States Air ...

Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Omolara Sanni, Nigeria’s first female fighter pilot, has again made history by emerging as the Best Allied Student and winner of the Best Assistant Commandant Paper at the ...

Sanni's latest achievement at GAFCSC is a resounding statement about Nigeria’s growing influence in regional military excellence and the NAF’s commitment to gender inclusion and elite talent ...

A group of Davis-Monthan pilots who made history overseas came home to Tucson without their high-profile leader Wednesday but were flush with praise for the first Air Force woman to lead a fighter ...

Sub Lt Aastha Poonia becomes the first woman fighter pilot in Indian Navy history, set to fly the MiG-29K and lead the way for gender inclusivity in naval aviation.

Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Omolara Sanni, Nigeria’s first female fighter pilot, has again made history by emerging as the Best Allied Student and winner of the Best Assistant Commandant Paper at the ...