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Italian Navy’s first female strike fighter pilot

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Italian navy Ensign Erika Raballo earned her Wings of Gold on Mar. 11 after completing undergraduate flight training with VT-9 on Mar. 11.

200602-N-N0436-1001 MERIDIAN, Miss. (June 2, 2020) Italian navy Ensign Erika Raballo, a student naval aviator, sits on a T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft after completing her a training flight with the “Tigers” of Training Squadron (VT) 9 at Naval Air Station Meridian, June 2, 2020. Raballo is the Italian navy’s first female strike fighter pilot. VT-9 conducts undergraduate intermediate and advanced strike pilot training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and select international military partners. (Courtesy photo/Released)

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USN withdraws NGJ-LB award to L3Harris

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The U.S. Navy has determined that the award of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NJG-LB) to L3Harris needs to be withdrawn.

An U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler fighter jet assigned to VAQ-129 Vikings at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, in Oak Harbor, Washington, takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 21, 2019. Serving the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, VAQ-129 train freshly pinned Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)

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