First woman pilot to go direct for F-35C conversion after getting Wings of Gold

Lt. j.g. Suzelle Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly go for F-35C conversion training after getting her Wings of Gold.

Lt j.g. Suzelle Thomas’ parents pin on her naval aviator Wings of Gold during a ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Oct. 29, 2021. Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly select F-35C Lightning II postgraduate training after earning her Wings of Gold. U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall.

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JASDF 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron explores possibility of using Yokota air base for assault training

Airmen from Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron visited Yokota air base on Nov. 4 to examine the possibility of using the runway there for assault training.

JASDF C-130H Hercules (2)
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62nd Airlift Wing practice deploying Marines from Japan to Wake Island during exercise Rainier War 21B

C-17s assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 62nd Airlift Wing practice deploying Marines of the III Marine Expeditionary Force from Japan to Wake Island on Nov. 5.


U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams
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