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Marcelite Cecile Jordan Harris was born on January 16, 1943 in Houston, Texas, United States, to Cecil O’Neal Jordan and Marcelite Elizabeth (Terrell) Jordan. [2] She graduated from Spelman College, earning her B.A. in speech and drama and completed Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in 1965 and held a variety of assignments in the Air Force.
Also in 1976, the Air Force Academy first admitted women; in 1986, the Air Force Academy’s top graduate was a woman for the first time (Terrie Ann McLaughlin). [7] [18] [19] 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 ...
Yaki-onigiri, grilled until sides are brown. Yaki-onigiri (焼きおにぎり "grilled onigiri") are first shaped by compacting white rice, then grilling it until brown, then coating with soy sauce or miso, and finally broiling it. Yaki-onigiri is also sold commercially as frozen food. Miso-onigiri (味噌おにぎり) is mainly in eastern Japan.
The Women's Air Force (WAF) was a program which served to bring women into limited roles in the United States Air Force. WAF was formed in 1948 when President Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act , allowing women to serve directly in the military. [ 1 ]
Merryl Tengesdal (born 1971) [1] is an American retired career military officer who is the first and only Black woman [2] [3] to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane used for specialized high-altitude reconnaissance missions. [2] She is one of five women and only the fourth Black person (in 2004) to be in the U-2 program. [4]
Sherian Grace Cadoria is the first black woman promoted to brigadier general in the regular Army. [8] When she retired in 1990, she was the highest ranking black woman in the entire military. [94] Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti became the first Hispanic female in the United States military to attain the rank of general. [95] [96]
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Col. Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to take command of a U.S. Air Force combat fighter wing. [49] [50] Gwendolyn Bingham was named the first female White Sands Missile Range commander in the U.S. military. [51] The U.S. Air Force has now identified at least 31 women as victims in a growing rape scandal, a four-star general announced. [52]