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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 one of the first
women 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 woman 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 600
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.
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