After 110 Years of Aviation, Navy Gets Its First Black Female Fighter Pilot

The U.S. Navy has its first Black female tactical jet pilot.
Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle recently completed the service’s Tactical Air (Strike) training program in the T-45C Goshawk, the Navy announced Friday.
The milestone makes Swegle, a Naval Academy graduate, the first known Black woman who has been certified for the TACAIR mission, and she could go on to fly fighters such as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler or F-35C Joint Strike Fighter.
The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) congratulated Swegle on her achievement via Twitter.
“Swegle is the @USNavy’s first known Black female TACAIR pilot and will receive her Wings of Gold later this month. HOOYAH!” the post states.