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Jammie Jamieson is a United States Air Force officer and the first operational female fighter pilot selected to fly the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Her call sign is "Trix".[1]
Jammie Jamieson | |
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 Jamieson with a F-22A Raptor | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2000 – present |
| Rank |  Colonel[1] |
| Battles / wars | Operation Enduring Freedom |
Jammie Jamieson was born in Tacoma and lived in Prosser from 1982 until she left for the Air Force Academy in 1996. After receiving her commission through the academy in 2000 and a master's degree in public policy in national security and political economy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2002, Jamieson completed the F-15C Basic Course at Tyndall AFB.[2] After three years flying the F-15C in Alaska, she completed the F-22A Transition Qualification Course at Tyndall in 2008.[3][4] She also served as a glider trainer.[5]
She attended as a guest speaker in the air force TV Report that featured a story on American and Iraqi women celebrating Women's Equality Day together on 11 September 2009.[6] Jamieson is a mother of three.[7][8]
Gallery
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Capt. Jamieson walks with three female fellow F-15 Eagle pilots -
Captains Jammie and Kevin Jamieson pose for a family photo with the F-15C during their assignment to the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Ala., in Fall 2007. -
Jamieson with WW2 WASP Dorothy Olsen -
Video: First female F-22 Pilot Maj. Jammie Jamieson in Women's Equality Day
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Jamieson with Iraqi translators, celebrating Women's Equality Day -
Jamieson interviewed at Osan Air Base -
2010 Women's History Month conference
References
edit- ^ Barber, Mike; Reporter, P.-I. (2008-07-18). "Gender doesn't matter behind the controls of a lethal fighter jet". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Unknown. "Jammie Jamieson, Beauty Pilot Fighter F-22 Raptor stealth America". Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Expo represents special homecoming for F-22 Raptor pilot". Mcchord.af.mil. 2008-07-17. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Feature - Holloman pilot reflects on Women's History Month". Holloman.af.mil. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "First female operational & combat-ready F-22 pilot". www.f-16.net. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "DVIDS - Video - Air Force Report: Women's Equality". Dvidshub.net. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Pregnant airmen can now fly without medical waiver, new rule says". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Air Force reduces barriers for pregnant aviators". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2019-11-13.