Lt. Kendra Williams was one of the first women who trained to become a fighter pilot in 1997 and later became the first woman fighter pilot to deliver a payload of missiles and laser-guided bombs in combat during Operation Desert Fox in 1998. She piloted an F/A-18 over Iraq as part of the attack force that launched from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) in the Arabian Gulf.

Last Updated: 29 March 2023