Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Quotes
"When you value people, you give them freedom."-Martha McSally
"If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick
the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it's a
woman." -Martha McSally
"If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick
the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it's a
woman." -Martha McSally
Monday, March 16, 2015
Martha McSally
Early Life
Martha McSally was born on March 22, 1966 in Warwick, Rhode Island. Her father, who was a lawyer, died of a heart attack in 1978 and her mother was a reading specialist.
Education
McSally graduated at the top of her class in 1984 at St. Mary's Academy. She went to the United States Air Force Academy, and graduated from there in 1988. McSally earned a Master's degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government after graduating from the USAFA. After that she went to pilot training. She was the first in her class at the Air War College.
Military Career
McSally earned her wings after her graduation from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin AFB. She was originally assigned to Laughlin as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot in the T-37 jet trainer. After the repeal of the combat aircraft restriction for female pilots, McSally became the first woman in U.S. history to fly a combat aircraft into enemy territory when she flew into Iraq. She flew into Iraq in support of the United Nations no-fly zone enforcement.
McSally was deployed to Kuwait in January 1995. During that deployment, she flew combat patrols over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch. In 1999 she was deployed to Europe in support of Operation Allied Force. McSally was selected as one of seven active duty Air Force officers for the Legislative Fellowship program. This was during the time when she lived in Washington, D.C. and advised John Kyl on defense and foreign affairs policy.
When promoted to Major, she reported to Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2000 for an Operation Southern Watch temporary assignment. When she was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, she took command of the A-10 equipped 354th Fighter Squadron. McSally was eventually deployed to Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2005, McSally and her squadron were awarded the David C. Shilling Award, given by the Air Force Association for the best aerospace contribution to national defense.
Lawsuit Against the U.S. Department of Defense (McSally v. Rumsfeld)
McSally was represented by the Rutherford Institute in a 2001 lawsuit against the Department of Defense. She challenged the military policy that required U.S. and U.K. servicewomen stationed in Saudi Arabia to wear the body-covering abaya when traveling off base in the country. Her suit alleged "the regulations required her to send the message that she believes women are subservient to men." Eventually the U.S. Congress "approved legislation that prohibited anyone in the military from requiring or encouraging servicewomen to put on abayas in Saudi Arabia or to use taxpayers’ money to buy them."
Retirement
McSally has continued to speak out about gender relations in Saudi Arabia. She retired from active duty with 22 years of commissioned service in the U.S. Air Force on May 6, 2010. As of March 2011, she worked as a professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Martha McSally is now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd District.
Source: https://mcsallyforcongress.com/about-martha/
Martha McSally was born on March 22, 1966 in Warwick, Rhode Island. Her father, who was a lawyer, died of a heart attack in 1978 and her mother was a reading specialist.
Education
McSally graduated at the top of her class in 1984 at St. Mary's Academy. She went to the United States Air Force Academy, and graduated from there in 1988. McSally earned a Master's degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government after graduating from the USAFA. After that she went to pilot training. She was the first in her class at the Air War College.
Military Career
McSally earned her wings after her graduation from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin AFB. She was originally assigned to Laughlin as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot in the T-37 jet trainer. After the repeal of the combat aircraft restriction for female pilots, McSally became the first woman in U.S. history to fly a combat aircraft into enemy territory when she flew into Iraq. She flew into Iraq in support of the United Nations no-fly zone enforcement.
McSally was deployed to Kuwait in January 1995. During that deployment, she flew combat patrols over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch. In 1999 she was deployed to Europe in support of Operation Allied Force. McSally was selected as one of seven active duty Air Force officers for the Legislative Fellowship program. This was during the time when she lived in Washington, D.C. and advised John Kyl on defense and foreign affairs policy.
When promoted to Major, she reported to Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2000 for an Operation Southern Watch temporary assignment. When she was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, she took command of the A-10 equipped 354th Fighter Squadron. McSally was eventually deployed to Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2005, McSally and her squadron were awarded the David C. Shilling Award, given by the Air Force Association for the best aerospace contribution to national defense.
Lawsuit Against the U.S. Department of Defense (McSally v. Rumsfeld)
McSally was represented by the Rutherford Institute in a 2001 lawsuit against the Department of Defense. She challenged the military policy that required U.S. and U.K. servicewomen stationed in Saudi Arabia to wear the body-covering abaya when traveling off base in the country. Her suit alleged "the regulations required her to send the message that she believes women are subservient to men." Eventually the U.S. Congress "approved legislation that prohibited anyone in the military from requiring or encouraging servicewomen to put on abayas in Saudi Arabia or to use taxpayers’ money to buy them."
Retirement
McSally has continued to speak out about gender relations in Saudi Arabia. She retired from active duty with 22 years of commissioned service in the U.S. Air Force on May 6, 2010. As of March 2011, she worked as a professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Martha McSally is now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd District.
Source: https://mcsallyforcongress.com/about-martha/
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