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UAE's 1st female fighter pilot led strike against ISIS - CNN.com
So damned awesome.
:bravo:
Not only a female, but a Muslim female from a Muslim country.
Hot diggity.
(CNN) -- Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri may be ISIS' worst nightmare.The first female fighter pilot in the United Arab Emirates, she led a strike mission this week against the terror group, that country's ambassador to the United States said Thursday.
"She is (a) fully qualified, highly trained, combat ready pilot, and she led the mission," Yousef Al Otaiba told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
The UAE has joined the United States and a handful of other Arab nations in conducting airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.
So damned awesome.
:bravo:
Not only a female, but a Muslim female from a Muslim country.
Hot diggity.