US Navy welcomes 1st Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot

(AP) – 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."

The Naval Air Training Command tweeted that Swegle is the Navy's “first known Black female TACAIR pilot.”... (Read more)

Tweets mentioned:

https://twitter.com/USNavy/status/1281362500978716673

Latest News