First US air-to-air victory scored by a female pilot
A U.S. Navy fighter jet pilot became the first female to score an air-to-air kill while she was deployed to fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea, where the Iranian-backed group has battled American troops for more than half a year in an engagement tied to Israel's war in Gaza.
The unnamed female pilot served in Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, known as the "Fighting Swordsmen," and flew an F/A-18F Super Hornet, which she used to take down a Houthi drone, according to a Navy release.
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