They soar into the desert skies, piloting some of the most sophisticated aircraft the world has ever seen. They have an innate understanding of high-performance aircraft and are always pushing the ...

The U.S. Air Force has taken down content honoring trailblazing female pilots, including the first woman to fly with the elite air squadron.

In this 2018 video, Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force’s first female fighter pilot, shares how her leadership ...

Ask Niloofar Rahmani when she knew she wanted to become a pilot, and she can recall the months that changed everything. "I would see the airplanes, the fighter jets," Rahmani recalled. "They were ...

Earlier this month, the US Air Force ended height restrictions for pilots in hopes of attracting a more diverse pool of candidates, which the Air Force hopes will result in more female applicants. The ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface to the NYU Classics Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Development of the Women Airforce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle “MACE” Curran made history after she became the second-ever woman to fly as Lead Solo Pilot for the United States Air ...

Preface -- My father -- The Soviets -- Courtship -- Civil war -- Escape -- The refugee camp -- Karachi -- Our return -- Life under the Taliban -- September 11, 2001 ...