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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapon systems officer, call sign Swat, stands on top of an F-15E Strike Eagle following a combat sortie at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 13, 2016. Swat surpassed the 1,000 combat flight hour mark during the mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)Dudette passes 1,000 combat flight hours
                        
                        
                        Maj. Jennifer, a 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron weapon systems officer, stands on top of an F-15E Strike Eagle following a combat sortie at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 13, 2016. Jennifer surpassed the 1,000 combat-flight hour mark during the mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller)
                
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        U.S. Air Force 380 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Engines spray water over a taxing F-15E Strike Eagle at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 13, 2016. The water arch was brought to the flight line to celebrate the achievement of the weapon systems officer on board who surpassed the 1,000 combat flight hour milestone during the mission. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)Dudette passes 1,000 combat flight hours
                        
                        
                        Fire trucks from the 380rh Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron spray water over a taxing F-15E Strike Eagle at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 13, 2016. The water arch was brought to the flight line to celebrate the achievement of the weapon systems officer on board who surpassed the 1,000 combat-flight hour milestone during the mission. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller)
                
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Dudette passes 1,000 combat flight hoursPublished Feb. 23, 2016
                    
                    By Tech. Sgt. Frank W. Miller III
                    
                    
                    380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
            **SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) --**Maj. Jennifer received a hero’s welcome from members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing as she surpassed the 1,000 combat-hour milestone in the F-15E Strike Eagle at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 13.
Jennifer, a weapon systems officer assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, achieved the milestone during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
“The hour milestones in the jet are big deals,” said Capt. Kevin, a 391st EFS pilot, who accompanied Jennifer on the mission. “Our opportunity to accrue hours is finite, and every one of them is special. To reach 1,000 hours in a category as unique as combat time is pretty special; it means someone has invested a lot of time and effort into their job.”
Achieving this milestone is a career defining moment for any F-15E aircrew member, even more so for females, which make up approximately 10 percent of Strike Eagle pilots and the WSO community.
“With so much time as a close air support subject matter expert, she is well versed in integrating with the joint terminal attack controllers,” said Kevin, who has been flying with Jennifer since 2010. “She can take broken and barely intelligible communications on a secure radio and efficiently turn it in to mission success for the ground forces.”
Jennifer logged her first combat sortie in 2009, during the first of her two tours in Afghanistan, and has compiled more than 1600 flying hours and 220 combat sorties during her career.
“Reaching this milestone to me represents my willingness to serve and protect Americans in a flying capacity each time I go out and fly,” Jennifer said. “I’m very proud to serve and keep the enemy here instead of being back at home.”
She was also a member of the historic Dudette 07 mission in 2011, which was the first F-15E Air Force combat mission comprised entirely of female aircrew members. 
“You can count on Jennifer to be thorough and reliable in her job,” Kevin said. “Her performance is nothing short of what you would expect from an experienced and professional aviator; it goes to show it doesn't matter what your gender is - the girls can hang with the best of them, and are capable of being the best themselves.”**(Editor's note: Last names were not included due to security and safety reasons.)**AFCENT 



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