Maj. Jessica Padoemthontaweekij, an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, joined the class Oct. 3. Previously, the country's Air Command and Staff College had been open to men only.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force sent its first female Airman, Maj. Jessica Padoemthontaweekij, to participate in the Royal Thai Air Force Air Command and Staff College ...