1. Jeannie Marie Leavitt is a retired United States Air Force general officer.
15 Facts About Jeannie Leavitt
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Jeannie Leavitt became the US Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing.
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Jeannie Leavitt attended Bishop DuBourg High School, a private Roman Catholic school in St Louis.
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Jeannie Leavitt began her Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas in 1992.
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Jeannie Leavitt was being trained as a T-38 instructor pilot at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio when restrictions on women flying combat missions were dropped in April 1993.
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From 2002 to 2010, Jeannie Leavitt earned three master's degrees; a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University in Alabama, a Master of Military Operational Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, and a Master of National Security Strategy from the National War College.
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Jeannie Leavitt was appointed Commander of the 4th Fighter Wing, at the same base in June 2012.
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In June 2014, Jeannie Leavitt relinquished command of the 4th Fighter Wing to become principal military assistant to the Secretary of Defense in Washington, DC.
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In 2016, Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to take control of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, and was promoted to brigadier general.
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In June 2018, Jeannie Leavitt relinquished command of the 57th Wing to become commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service at Randolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, in Texas.
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Jeannie Leavitt assumed the post of Air Force Chief of Safety on August 13,2021.
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Jeannie Leavitt retired from the Air Force on September 23,2023.
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Jeannie Leavitt is currently a member of the Engineering Advisory Board at the Cockrell School of Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, and a principal at Pallas Advisors.
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Jeannie Leavitt serves as a Distinguished National Security Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas.
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Jeannie Leavitt is married to retired USAF Colonel Craig Jeannie Leavitt, and they have two children.