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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.
1 de jul. de 1991 · Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt served as the Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia, and Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. In this position, she developed, executed and evaluated all Air Force and Space Force aviation, ground, weapons, space ...
25 de sept. de 2023 · The Air Force trailblazer retired after 31 years of service, breaking barriers and inspiring women in aviation. She was the first woman to enter Air Force pilot training for fighters, the first female fighter pilot, and the first woman to command a combat fighter wing.
18 de sept. de 2018 · When the USAF selected that first woman for pilot training in 1976, Jeannie M. Leavitt was 9 years old, living in St. Louis, Missouri. Leavitt would go on to make history of her own, becoming the Air Force’s first female fighter pilot in 1993.
Air Force trailblazer, Maj. Gen. Leavitt, retires after 31 years of service. Today may mark the close of Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt's distinguished career, but the legacy she's crafted and the lives she's influenced will undoubtedly resonate for generations, U.S. Transportation Command's top general said during Leavitt's retirement ...
Learn about Jeannie Leavitt, the first U.S. military woman certified to pilot a fighter aircraft and the first woman fighter track graduate of the Air Force Weapons School. See her biography, achievements, and archival materials at the Smithsonian Institution.
14 de ago. de 2023 · KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --. In the 1990s, a young woman climbed into the cockpit of a fighter jet with the intent to take advantage of any opportunities the U.S. Air Force threw her way. Now, Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt pilots her final flight with the service and reflects on her 32-year career as an Airman.
