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Author:
Johnson, Caroline, (Naval aviator)
Title:
Jet girl : my life in war, peace, and the cockpit of the world's most lethal aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet / Caroline Johnson ; with Hof Williams.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
pages cm
Subject:
Johnson, Caroline,--(Naval aviator)
United States.--Strike Fighter Squadron, 213rd--Strike Fighter Squadron, 213rd--Biography.
Hornet (Jet fighter plane).
Fighter pilots--United States--Biography.
United States.--Navy--Women--Biography.
Women air pilots--United States--Biography.
Bombardiers--United States--Biography.
George H.W. Bush (Aircraft carrier).
United States.--Navy--Social conditions.--Social conditions.
Other Authors:
Williams, Tod Harrison, author.
Summary:
"Caroline Johnson is a F-18 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the US Navy. During her deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bush, she flew missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. She was the first woman to fly in combat in Iraq since 2011 and was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS." --Provided by publisher.
"A fresh, unique insider's view of what it's like to be a woman aviator in today's US Navy--from pedicures to parachutes. Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviation candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Officer. She was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011, and she was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS. Jet Girl tells the remarkable story of the women fighting at the forefront in a military system that allows them to reach the highest peaks, and yet is in many respects still a fraternity. Johnson offers an insider's view on the fascinating, thrilling, dangerous and, at times, glamorous world of being a naval aviator. This is a coming-of age story about a young college-aged girl who draws strength from a tight knit group of friends, called the Jet Girls, and struggles with all the ordinary problems of life: love, work, catty housewives, father figures, make-up, wardrobe, not to mention being put into harm's way daily with terrorist groups such as ISIS and world powers such as Russia and Iran. Some of the most memorable parts of the book are about real life in training, in the air and in combat--how do you deal with having to pee in a cockpit the size of a bumper car going 900 miles an hour? Not just a memoir, this book also aims to change the conversation and to inspire and attract the next generation of men and women who are tempted to explore a life of adventure and service." --Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1250139295
9781250139290
LCCN:
2019009118
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YXPB162 -- Clarence Public Library (Edna Zybell Memorial Library) (Clarence)
TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)
KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)
HHPC765 -- Laurens Public Library (Laurens)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)
BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)
SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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