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Air Education and Training Command

All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot, secures her helmet before take-off March 28, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paige Mitchell, 61st Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, waits as U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner, 62nd FS F-35 instructor pilot, prepares for takeoff at March 28, 2023 Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Airman Makenzie Milless, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, waits to pull wheel chocks before an F-35 sortie March 28, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paige Mitchell, 61st Fighter Squadron F-35 crew chief conducts a walk-around inspection of an F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Mar. 28, 2023. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot, prepares for takeoff March 28, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paige Mitchell (left), 61st Fighter Squadron F-35 crew chief, U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner (middle), 62nd FS F-35 instructor pilot, and U.S. Air Force Airman Makenzie Milless, 62nd FS F-35 crew chief, pose for a photo at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Mar. 28, 2023. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sara Eagle (left), F-35 student pilot and U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner (right), 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 instructor pilot, pose for a photo before a sortie at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Mar. 28, 2023. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Airman Makenzie Milless, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, waits to pull wheel chocks before an F-35 sortie March 28, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sara Eagle (left), F-35 student pilot and U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner (right), 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 instructor pilot, pose for a photo before a sortie at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Mar. 28, 2023. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.

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Luke | All female sortie concludes Women’s History Month

Published March 30, 2023
By Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Tyler
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie Kluesner, 62nd Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot, secures her helmet before take-off March 28, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke premiered a training sortie with an all-female crew concluding Women’s History Month.