Woman Won't Take Academy Post ; Mcsally Offered Job As Afa Group Commander, Will Lead Fighter Squadron Instead
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › August 12, 2004
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An Air Force lieutenant colonel who made a name for herself challenging a Pentagon policy will pass up an Air Force Academy job to become the first female fighter squadron commander.
Martha McSally in 2001 challenged the Defense Department's order that servicewomen in Saudi Arabia wear head-to-toe coverings called abayas over uniforms when off base. Her suit argued the order interfered with service members' religious freedom and prompted legislation banning commanders from forcing women to wear abayas.See the full content of this document
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Woman Won't Take Academy Post ; Mcsally Offered Job As Afa Group Commander, Will Lead Fighter Squadron Instead
Chosen last fall as a group commander at the academy, McSally instead will stay at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., to command the 354th Fighter Squadron.
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