354th Fighter Squadron Commander Challenge Coin

The donor, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, was one of the first seven women to go through fighter training once prohibition of women in combat was lifted in 1991. She was also the first woman to command a fighter squadron (354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, July 2004). She served in U.S. Air Force from 1988 until 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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354th Fighter Squadron Commander Challenge Coin

The donor, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, was one of the first seven women to go through fighter training once prohibition of women in combat was lifted in 1991. She was also the first woman to command a fighter squadron (354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, July 2004). She served in U.S. Air Force from 1988 until 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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354th Fighter Squadron Commander Challenge Coin

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The donor, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, was one of the first seven women to go through fighter training once prohibition of women in combat was lifted in 1991. She was also the first woman to command a fighter squadron (354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, July 2004). She served in U.S. Air Force from 1988 until 2010.

Donated by Col. (Ret.) Martha McSally.

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