06 November 2021 US Navy Selects First Woman Directly for F-35C After Earning Wings of Gold in Meridian MERIDIAN, Miss. - The U.S. Navy selected its first woman to go directly from earning designation as a naval aviator to postgraduate flight training in the F-35C Lightning II.
31 July 2020 US Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Air Pilot Earns Wings of Gold in Texas The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia native Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a small ceremony