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USAF’s first woman fighter pilot to take command of 57th Wing

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Col. Jeannie M. Leavitt has been nominated to take commmand of 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, concurrently, she is also nominated to be promoted to Brigadier General.

Jeannie Leavitt
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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