Ashley Rolfe is one of the United States Air Force female fighter pilots who qualified to fly McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. As a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, she makes history at the 104th Fighter Wing as the first female fighter pilot in the wing's 70-year history in Aug. 18, 2016. She served in 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base.[1] Kadena was Rolfe's first duty assignment, where she also made history by serving in the 67th Fighter Squadron as the only female F-15 pilot. In 2010 she was the only female fighter pilot participating in Exercise Commando Sling that appeared in Air Force TV News "One of a Kind".[2]
Rolfe graduated United States Air Force Academy. She completed pilot training in 2007, fulfilling her lifelong dream to become an F-15 Eagle fighter pilot. She has served in the active-duty Air Force for 11 years. In addition to serving at Tyndall, she has been stationed as a fighter pilot at Kadena Air Base in Japan and Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. She has deployed twice, most recently to Afghanistan for six months. She flew T-38 aircraft in an aggressor role as part of the F-22 Raptor fighter program at her previous duty assignment at Tyndall before coming to the 104th. She is married and has one daughter.[3][4][5]
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Ashley at Kadena as F-15 Pilot -
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References
edit- ^ "Kadena High School students learn "Physics of Flight"". af.mil. Retrieved 14 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "DVIDS - Video - Air Force Report: One of a Kind". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Growing up as an Air Force "Brat" to Fighter Pilot Today".
- ^ "Face of Defense: Female Fighter Pilot Continues Family Legacy".
- ^ "Massachusetts Guard fighter pilot continues family legacy".