Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minnesota, is the first woman to join the iconic flight squadron as a pilot, the Navy said.
Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels have named the first woman as a demonstration pilot for the 2023 air show season.
Lee, a member of the"Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron 106, graduated from Old Dominion University in 2013, the Blue Angels said Monday in a Facebook post announcing the new team. People are also reading… The Blue Angels also named five other new members of the team based at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, including pilots Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Zimmerman, of Baltimore, Maryland and Marine Corps Capt. Samuel Petko of Osceola, Indiana.
The new team members will report to the squadron in September for a two-month turnover period. Once the 2022 show season concludes in November, they will embark on a rigorous five-month training program at NAS Pensacola and Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif.
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