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Instructor Pose

Air Force Capt. Tabitha Letourneau, 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, poses in front of a T-1A Jayhawk at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 9, 2024. Five days earlier, Letourneau became the first instructor pilot to fly with student pilots while pregnant at an Air Force pilot training base. Thanks to Letourneau and the Women’s Initiative Team, the Air Force clarified policies to allow pregnant aviators the option to return to flying status during all trimesters, with all aircrew positions and on all types of aircraft, with medical consultation and concurrence. The team is an all-volunteer program focused on identifying and eliminating barriers to women's service in the Air Force and DOD through policy change.

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