First female B-52 squadron commander

Lt. Col. Vanessa “Lana” Wilcox is the first female to take command of a B-52 squadron. She was sworn in as the commander of the 96th Bomb Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony on Apr. 21.


Wilcox is a B-52H Weapon Systems Officer and had deployed multiple times to the Pacific.

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