Baby on Board! Laughlin Instructor Pilot Makes History With Groundbreaking Policy Change
January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024
LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news:
By Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds, 47th Flying Training Wing
Capt. Tabitha Letourneau, 86th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) instructor pilot (IP), made history Jan. 4, 2024, and became the first instructor pilot to fly with student pilots while pregnant at an Air Force pilot training base.
"I was 27 weeks pregnant at the time . . .
By Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds, 47th Flying Training Wing
Capt. Tabitha Letourneau, 86th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) instructor pilot (IP), made history Jan. 4, 2024, and became the first instructor pilot to fly with student pilots while pregnant at an Air Force pilot training base.
"I was 27 weeks pregnant at the time . . .