This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force and a captain at United. The following was edited for length and ...

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. She experienced numerous ...

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 ...

Olga Custodio, the Air Force’s first Hispanic female pilot. “I don’t understand ... Terri Sewell, a Democrat from Alabama, where the Black airmen were based. “To strip them from the ...

After swift backlash from legislators, retired military personnel, and others, the Air Force confirmed to USA TODAY Monday that it would resume teaching its recruits about the first Black airmen ...

David E. Harris, a former Air Force flier who became the first Black pilot for a major U.S. passenger airline in the 1960s after battles by others to enter the industry, including a landmark anti ...

Following swift backlash from legislators, retired military personnel, and others, the U.S. Air Force confirmed to USA TODAY Monday it will resume teaching its recruits about the first Black ...

The page has since been restored to the Air ... first woman 'Thunderbirds' pilot," originally published March 19, 2013. The article described Malachowski's career, including joining the Air Force ...

MONUMENT, Colo. — Days after 9NEWS reported that the U.S. Air Force had removed certain articles about a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and the first female Thunderbird pilot from military ...

MONUMENT, Colo. — The U.S. Air Force has removed certain articles about a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and the first female Thunderbird pilot from military websites, stating they were taken ...