ABILENE, Texas — An Air Force pilot has made history by becoming one of the first Air Force service members to fly a supersonic aircraft while pregnant.
Maj. Lauren Olme, assistant director of operations for the 77th Weapons Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base near Abilene, Texas, flew a B-1 Lancer, a supersonic bomber. Olme's child has also become"one of the first babies in the Department of Defense to clock 9.2 hours in a supersonic aircraft," according to an Air Force press release.
Olme is married to Maj. Mark Olme, a bomb wing weapons officer with the 7th Operations Support Squadron, also based at Dyess. The couple are expecting their child in April. "Lauren is an amazing lady, deploying a unit, developing a schedule, creating exercise scenarios, being a great pilot and leader, all while building a human," Mark Olme said in a statement."I am not sure how she does it all, and with poise and grace. I am extremely proud of her and I can't wait to tell our child they got to fly supersonic in formation with mommy and daddy."
"All pregnant aircrew are authorized to apply for a waiver regardless of trimester, aircraft or flight profile," the Air Force stated in an April 2022 news release.
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