Lieutenants Victoria Voge and Jane McWilliams became the Navy’s first two women flight surgeons in 1973. Voge received orders to Pennsylvania, where she worked in medical research. McWilliams (later Capt. Jane Hardman) became a flight surgeon for visiting patrol squadrons in Iceland. She went on to serve more than 20 years in the Navy as a flight surgeon and aviation pathologist. Although retired in 1993, Hardman briefly returned to service after Sept. 11, 2001, serving as the laboratory director at Naval Hospital Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

Last Updated: 29 March 2023