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Photo These four female pilots leaving their ship at the four engine school at Lockbourne are members of a group of WASPS who have been trained to ferry the B-17 Flying Fortresses. U.S. Air Force photo

Leading the Way for Women in the Air Force: Jacqueline Cochran

Posted on March 24, 2013 by kfinley

Thanks to pioneers like Jaqueline Cochran, women have been making military aviation history since 1942. Find out how she shaped today’s U.S. Air Force.
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Women in Service

Posted on January 24, 2013 by nmcfarland

Today the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in collaboration with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made a major announcement about women’s roles within the Department of Defense.
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