A COLONEL & A JUSTICE
COL. JEANNIE LEAVITT is the first woman to take command of a United States Air Force combat fighter wing. After entering the Air Force in 1992 with an aerospace engineering degree, Leavitt became the Air Force’s first female fighter pilot in 1993. Since then, Leavitt added four master’s degrees to her educational credentials and a number of military medals, such as a Bronze Star. Leavitt has logged more than 2,500 hours in the F-15 Strike Eagle, including 300 hours flying in combat primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. Leavitt is in charge of 5,000 active duty men and women, and 12,000 civilians in the base population at the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, NC; one of only three units of F-15Es, the service’s premier fighter jets.
QUIZ: Who was the first female justice appointed to the Supreme Court in 1981?
ANSWER: In 1981 SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR was appointed by President Reagan to the Supreme Court, making her its first woman justice.
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