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1st Female B-52 Pilot to Join Reserves Shares What it Takes
 
22 Mar 2020
The Associated Press | By ROXETTE PIETRI-FREEMAN, KTBS-TV

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — When we think about a military pilot, the movie Top Gun may cross your mind.

But Lt. Col Heather Decker has been the star in her own movie since 2001. She became the very first female B-52 pilot to join the reserves with the 307th Bomb Wing on Barksdale Air Force Base.

“It’s just as easy for a woman to fly as it is for men,” said Decker.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/03/22/1st-female-b-52-pilot-join-reserves-shares-what-it-takes.html