US Navy's Blue Angels Appoints First Female Jet Pilot In History - Lt. Amanda Lee
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US Navy's Blue Angels Appoints First Female Jet Pilot In History
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July 19, 2022
Navy’s Blue Angels appoints first female jet pilot
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Lee (above) credits Capt. Rosemary Marine, one of the first female military pilots, as the person who paved the way for women in the air forces.
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.PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Blue Angels have selected the squadron’s first female F/A-18E/F demonstration pilot.
On Monday, the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron announced six new officers to join the team for the 2023 air show season. The squadron selected two F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilots, an events coordinator, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer and a flight surgeon to replace departing team members.
Although hundreds of women have served with the Blue Angels in a variety of capacities over 55 years, Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minnesota, will be the first woman to serve as a demonstration pilot.
Lee grew up in Minnesota, and while attending the University of Minnesota in Duluth and working at UPS, she decided to enlist in the Navy. She graduated from Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, in 2007.
Her enlisted career as an aviation electronics technician led to her selection into the Seaman-to-Admiral Commissioning Program. Lee earned her commission in August 2013 and was designated a naval aviator in April 2016 before being deployed to the USS Harry S. Truman in support of Dynamic Force Employment Operation "INHERENT RESOLVE," as well as numerous exercises with NATO allies.
In 2019, Lee was part of the first all-female flyover as part of the funeral service for retired Navy Capt. Rosemary Mariner, one of the first female Navy jet pilots and the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron.
more info here if interested https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/18/blue-angels-first-woman-female-demonstration-pilot/10088861002/
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Impressive achievement!
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Looks like Lt. Lee is wearing the Purple Heart ribbon, possibly with a star (Navy wears a star for the 2nd award). She deserves tremendous respect.
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Now listen boy, I'm tryin' to teach you sumthin' . . . . that ain't an optical illusion, it only looks like an optical illusion.
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OUTSTANDING!!! Go Navy!!! The Blue Angels are fantastic. Have seen them perform many times. Amazing skills. Three cheers for Lt. Lee. Cheers, RickO
i heard that on the news this morning. shes got some serious bragging rights now. best wishes to her
For the record, the first female pilot of the US Air Force Thunderbirds was in 2006. They're also a demonstration team worth watching.
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By no stretch of the imagination my favorite coin, but how about one that has Navy blue and gold...
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I saw a cockpit view of a Blue Angels demonstration once, and those wingtips are FEET from the cockpits of the jets next to them. One wrong movement and things can go wrong very quickly. Needless to say, they are quite amazing. Congrats to Lt. Lee!
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AWESOME!
I hope the young lady the very best....quite an accomplishment for her!!....
Just yesterday, my 10 year old grand-daughter told me that when she grows up she wants to be a Los Angeles Rams cheerleader!.....
This?.....
Instead of this?....
How retro can a little girl be?!?!?!?!
Is the same lady in both pictures?
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That's not a purple heart, but a Battle "E".
Purple Heart would rank highest if she was awarded one. Top corner towards center of chest. Her current highest award is the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal. 3 gold stars means she has 4 of those.
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Right you are - I didn't catch the narrow gold stripe of gold at each end of the ribbon.
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The Thunderbirds are amazing as well. Been a long time since I have gone to an air show.
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i duuno weather yo smile or not (having served with womwn before. it was awesome) just saying
I've been married for forty years to my wife; you don't want to fight her!!! Congrats to Lt. Lee. Go Navy.
I've had 2 female flight instructors, 1 good, 1 not so good.
Hope this one knows how to fly!