Amanda Lee (pilot)

She was selected in June 2022 as the first female fighter jet pilot in the elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron.

[5] She was then assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to support Operation Inherent Resolve.

In September 2022 she was assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia.

[10][11] Lee's first performance as the Left Wing demo pilot with the Blue Angels took place on March 11, 2023, in El Centro, California.

[12] Lieutenant Commander Lee had been the Slot Pilot, in the Blue Angels #4 jet, during the 2024 Airshow Season and has now returned to the Fleet.

Lee on practice day at Naval Air Station Point Mugu on March 16, 2023