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Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell
Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell (born April 20, 1976; Ng A Qui) is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, and the first female African-American fighter pilot in the history of that service. She flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon during combat missions in Operation Northern Watch. She is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base where she is a member of the 78th Attack Squadron and serves as an MQ-9 Pilot and Mission Commander. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and works as a course manager and instructor for the Air Liaison Officer Qualification Course, at Creech Air Force Base (Clark County, Nevada). Early life and education Kimbrell was born in Lafayette, Indiana. The youngest of four children, her mother and father, Eve ( Blackman) Ng A Qui and Dr. Norman Ng A Qui, emigrated to the United States and became naturalized U.S. citizens by the time she was born. The family moved to Parker, Colorado, and it was there, while attending fourth grade, that Kimbrell decided to pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette ( ) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783. West Lafayette, Indiana, West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, they form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana, Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 235,066 in 2020. Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes impassable for riverboats upstream, though a French fort and trading post had existed since 1717 on the opposite bank and three miles downstream. It was named for the French general Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Marquis de Lafayette, a American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War hero. History When European explo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
