Caroline Johnson, who has flown 42 combat missions in a 10-year Navy career, shares her story for Women s History Month.
You ve probably seen images of a U.S. Navy fighter jet in action, perhaps even catching a glimpse of the awe-inspiring F/A-18 Super Hornet jet, the Navy s $80 million twin-engine aircraft which can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. The pilot takes the front seat of the jet, and a Weapons System Officer takes the second seat behind the pilot. Many of those incredible pilots and weapons system officers are women.
Currently, there are more than 59,000 women who serve in the U.S. Navy, and over 12,000 of them are aviators, and as more women continue to join the ranks, they have those who have gone before them to look up to as they embark on this challenging and rewarding career, like U.S. Navy Reserve Lieutenant Commander, Caroline Johnson, a Weapons System Officer. Johnson spent ten years in the back seat of a F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying