Meet Captain StarEagle: Space Force Swears In 1st Female Native American Intel Officer
U.S. Space Force Capt. Haida StarEagle becomes emotional as her father Chief Samuel Little Fox, shaman of the Matinecock Tribe and all 13 tribes on Long Island, pins on her new occupational badge during her induction to the United States Space Force at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 12, 2021. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)
1 Apr 2021
Space Force just welcomed its first female Native American intelligence officer.
Capt. Haida StarEagle, a 17-year-veteran of the Air Force, transferred into the fledgling service earlier this month, according to a news release. She hails from the 36th Intelligence Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, where she served as a flight commander of training. She will remain with the 36th until her new duty title and station are approved, the release states.