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Tue, May 04, 2004

USAF Names First Female To Command Combat Squadron

And You'll Never Guess...

The 354th Fighter Squadron, based at Arizona's Davis-Monthan AFB, has a new commander: Lt. Col. Martha McSally.

If that name rings familiar, you might remember that the 38-year old McSally sued the Pentagon three years ago because, while in Saudi Arabia, the military made her wear Muslim religious garb -- called abayas -- so as not to offend the locals.

That offended McSally's Christian sensibilities and, she said, was unnecessary. Other US women serving in Saudi Arabia -- diplomats and office workers -- didn't have to comply with the order.

McSally becomes the first woman to command a combat squadron. The 354th conducts A-10 operations in both Afhganistan and Iraq. But that's nothing new to McSally. She's used to being the first.

In 1994, she was the first female USAF pilot to conduct combat operations.

FMI: www.af.mil

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