Heather Ann Wilson is the 11th President of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019,as the 12th president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology from 2013 to 2017,and as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009. Wilson was the first female military veteran elected to a full term in Congress.
Pamela Ann Melroy is an American retired United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut serving as the deputy administrator of NASA. She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009. After serving as deputy program manager of Space Exploration Initiatives with Lockheed Martin,Melroy joined the Federal Aviation Administration in 2011,where she was a senior technical advisor and director of field operations for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
Nicole Margaret Ellingwood Malachowski is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and the first female pilot selected to fly as part of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron,better known as the Thunderbirds. She later became a speaker and advocate on behalf of patients with tick-borne illnesses.
The superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy is the senior officer and commander of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,Colorado. The position is normally held by an active duty Air Force lieutenant general,and is roughly equivalent to the president of a university. Because the Academy is a Direct Reporting Unit,the superintendent reports directly to the Air Force Chief of Staff. The superintendent oversees all aspects of the Academy,including military training,academics,athletics,admissions and the base infrastructure.
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
Michelle D. Johnson is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former senior vice president and head of referee operations for the National Basketball Association.
Sheila Marie Evans Widnall is an American aerospace researcher and Institute Professor Emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She served as United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1993 to 1997,making her the first woman to hold that post and the first woman to lead an entire branch of the United States Armed Forces in the Department of Defense. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.
Donald Gene Davis is an American politician and former Air Force officer serving as the United States representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2023. He was elected to a new term in 2024 in a closely contested race.
Michelle Janine Howard is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who last served as the commander of the United States Naval Forces Europe,United States Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples. She previously was the 38th Vice Chief of Naval Operations. She assumed her last assignment on June 7,2016.
The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AQ) is a civilian position in the Department of the Air Force that is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. This position is established under Title 10 US Code Section 9016 and is one of five Assistant Secretary positions under the Secretary of the Air Force. The Assistant Secretary reports to the Secretary of the Air Force.
Drew Howard Wrigley is an American attorney,lawyer,and politician from North Dakota. Wrigley currently serves as the attorney general of North Dakota. He declared his candidacy for the office in early January 2022. Weeks later,then-incumbent Wayne Stenehjem died unexpectedly,and Governor Doug Burgum appointed Wrigley to serve the final year of that term. Wrigley was elected to a four-year term in November 2022,garnering 71% of the vote. Wrigley previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2019 to 2021,appointed by President George W. Bush and Donald Trump,respectively. Between his terms as United States attorney,Wrigley served as the 37th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016.
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. is a United States Air Force general who has served as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since October 1,2023. Prior to his appointment,Brown served as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force from 2020 to 2023. Brown entered the Air Force in 1984 and served as a fighter pilot,where he has logged over 3,000 flight hours,including 130 hours in combat. He has commanded the Pacific Air Forces,U.S. Air Forces Central Command,31st Fighter Wing,8th Fighter Wing,U.S. Air Force Weapons School,and 78th Fighter Squadron. He has also served as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command.
Philip G. Killey is a retired United States Air Force officer. He attained the rank of major general,and served as Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard,Director of the Air National Guard and Commander of First Air Force.
Deborah Roche Lee James served as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force. She is the second woman,after Sheila Widnall,to ever hold this position.
This article lists events involving Women in warfare and the military in the United States since 2011. For the previous decade,see Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States,2000–2010.
The 2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota. Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. Senator John Thune,who is the Senate Minority Whip,was first elected in 2004,defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Daschle,the then-Senate Minority Leader. He ran for reelection to a fourth term. The Democratic nominee was 26-year Navy,Air Force JAG Corps veteran,and former college professor Brian Bengs. Thune was ultimately reelected,becoming the first Senator from South Dakota to be elected to a fourth term since Karl Mundt in 1966,and only the second to do so after Mundt.
Kaialiʻi Kahele is an American politician,educator,and commercial pilot who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2020,he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st District. Kahele is a member of the Democratic Party and the son of the late Hawaii Senate member Gil Kahele.
Jacqueline Desiree Van Ovost is a retired United States Air Force general who last served as the 14th commander of United States Transportation Command from 2021 to 2024. She was nominated to that post by President Biden on March 5,2021. Van Ovost had previously served as the commander of Air Mobility Command from 2020 to 2021. In early 2021,she was the only active-duty female four-star general officer in the United States.
Michelle Montgomery Pettit is an American lawyer who has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California since 2023. She is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the same court.
Tammy Miller is an American politician and corporate executive from North Dakota. Assuming office in 2023,she is the 39th lieutenant governor of North Dakota. Miller was appointed by Governor Doug Burgum,following Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford's resignation.
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