This from the Aero-News Propwash email newsletter this morning:

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USAF Names First Female To Command Combat Squadron
And You'll Never Guess...

The 354th Fighter
Squadron, based at Arizona's Davis-Monthan AFB, has a new
commander: Lt. Col. Martha McSally.

If that name rings familiar, you might remember that the 38-year
old McSally sued the Pentagon three years ago because, while in
Saudi Arabia, the military made her wear Muslim religious garb --
called abayas -- so as not to offend the locals.

That offended McSally's Christian sensibilities and, she said,
was unnecessary. Other US women serving in Saudi Arabia --
diplomats and office workers -- didn't have to comply with the
order.

McSally becomes the first woman to command a combat squadron.
The 354th conducts A-10 operations in both Afhganistan and Iraq.
But that's nothing new to McSally. She's used to being the
first.

In 1994, she was the first female USAF pilot to conduct combat
operations.
FMI: www.af.mil

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http://www.aero-news.net/news/milita...a-2f6a92f465e8

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all the best -- Dan Ford
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