Archive for: Jeannie Leavitt

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ROTC on the Rise

By Kristina Shevory

For as long as the state has existed, Texas kids interested in the military were told to attend A&M. The charismatic leader of UT’s Army ROTC program is...

UT Grad Becomes First Woman to Command Air Force Fighter Wing

By Jordan Schraeder

In 1993, Jeannie Leavitt became the Air Force’s first woman fighter pilot after a restriction banning females from flying in combat missions was dropped. This...