I was 22 years old…” During her years in the US Air Force, Caliborne became the first Black woman to serve as a command pilot and instructor for the KC-135, a mid-air refueling jet. New heights ...

But she kept her eyes on the prize and went on to shatter the glass ceiling when she became the first Black female pilot in the history of the U.S. Air Force in 1982.

The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and instruct in the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker during her seven years on active duty and another ...

In 1981, Theresa Claiborne made history as the first Black woman to become a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, commissioned as a second lieutenant. She just retired from United Airlines after 34 years.

Pioneering aviator Capt. Theresa M. Claiborne has retired after 43 years of flying, first as a second lieutenant and the first Black female pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and then as a captain at ...

The pioneering aviator shattered barriers in 1981 as the first Black woman to fly in the U.S. Air Force. “I still get chills when I think about the fact that I was the first,” Claiborne said.

Col. London is the first African American test pilot of the Boeing C-17, one of the largest military aircraft in the Air Force. He is the ninth of only 29 Black pilots to have graduated from the ...

Rochelle Kimbrell, first Black female military combat pilot, stands next to a static F-16 like the one she piloted during her time in the Air Force. Kimbrell was able to balance being a fighter ...

The Georgia Air National Guard is about to deploy its first black female pilot, Guard officials announced this week. 1st Lt. Andrea Lewis, an E-8C Joint STARS copilot with the 116th Air Control ...

Air Force Col. Merryl Tengesdal started out in the Navy flying helicopters but ended up becoming the first Black woman to fly the Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane.