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Thursday, June 03, 2010

1st female fighter pilot chosen to command wing

Col. Dawn DunlopCol. Dawn Dunlop, the first woman to fly the F-22 Raptor, will soon achieve another milestone when she becomes the first female test pilot to lead an Air Force wing.

Dunlop is set to take command of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on June 4.

A 1988 Air Force Academy graduate, Dunlop began her aviation career as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot and was among the first women flying Air Force fighters once the ban on female fighter pilots was lifted in 1993.

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