Rosemary Mariner may have been the Navy’s first female pilot, but there was another pioneering woman in the air this evening. Navy Lt. Suzelle Thomas, one of the pilots involved, is the first woman who qualified to fly the F35-C and was piloting one during the flyover itself. Navy Lt. Catie Perkowski, who was also in the formation, downplayed talk about gender making a difference. Speaking to Good Morning America before the event, she said: “What it boils down to is that we trained to do this job together. I didn’t join the Navy to be a female fighter pilot. I joined the Navy fighter pilot, so to me, it makes no difference.”
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But Lt. Thomas isn’t leading the formation, that honor falls to Lt. Peggy Dente. Speaking about the honor, Lt. Duente told CBS News: “I think it’d be crazy if you weren’t a little bit nervous, but a little bit of nerves keeps you honest, keeps you humble and keeps you focused on the mission.” Lt. Arielle Ash, another pilot involved in the flyover, added: “It’s definitely a huge honor to be asked to do this and to celebrate those women that have paved this way for all of us.” Everything went off without a hitch, and the flyover took place right on schedule — just as country singer Chris Stapleton closed out the U.S. National Anthem.
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