Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center commander (center), Col. Dawn M. Dunlop, 412th Test Wing commander (left) and Col. Gregory E. Schwab, 95th Air Base Wing commander (right). (Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)
Female F-22 Pioneer Lauds Air Force’s Progress -- Politico
Ask Col. Dawn Dunlop about her background, and she ticks through her accomplishments in the simplest and most matter-of-fact way.
“I was the first female Air Force fighter pilot in Europe. I was the first F-22 pilot. I was the first test wing commander. And God willing, I will be the first female fighter pilot general officer in the Air Force,” she said.
But does she consider herself a trailblazer? Hardly.
Those achievements “are all, I think, a credit to policy decisions that were made [in the past] and my timing, as well as the support of fantastic leaders and peers who understood the difference between how men and women think — and encouraged me in ways that they might not have encouraged men,” she told POLITICO during a wide-ranging interview at the Pentagon.
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My Comment: Her accomplishments are impressive.
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