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douglas9

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Sun Jul 12, 2020, 08:22 AM Jul 2020

US Navy welcomes 1st Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot [View all]

KINGSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Navy has welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot.

“MAKING HISTORY!” the U.S. Navy tweeted Thursday in response to a post that Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle had completed naval flight school and would later this month receive the flight officer insignia known as the “Wings of Gold.”

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/07/11/us-navy-first-black-female-tactical-aircraft-pilot/

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