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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.
This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired.They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense, with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security.
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]
In the Air Force, Grosso last served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services , Headquarters U.S. Air Force from October 2015 to October 2018. [3] General Grosso entered the Air Force in 1986 as a Reserve Officer Training Corps distinguished graduate from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She held ...
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) Major General David W. Smith [97] U.S. Air Force: Air Force Reserve Command: Special Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve for Reserve Space Personnel Policy and Integration U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) Major General Anne B. Gunter [98] [99]
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 ...
Ten years later the mission returned to the regular Air Force, with Georgia Air National Guard associate units joining the mission. [1] As a JSTARS squadron, the 16th flew over 5,030 combat sorties, totalling 51,138 combat hours, and earned 9 Headquarters Air Force Battle Management Aircrew of the Year awards. [ 6 ]
Sixteenth Air Force (16 AF)'s original ancestor was the Joint United States Military Group, Air Administration (Spain), which was established on 20 May 1954. It was attached to the Joint U.S. Military Group, which oversaw implementation of the 1953 Spanish-American Defense Cooperation Agreement.