Retired Maj. Gen. LaRita Aragon, the first woman to achieve one-star rank and serve as a commander in the Oklahoma Air National Guard was inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame last week, reports The Norman Transcript. Commented Aragon, “I’m a country girl; I came from Dale, Okla., so this is a big deal.” Aragon received her second star in 2005 and served last as Air Guard assistant to the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel at the Pentagon, according to her Air Force biography. She is now director of Advanced Programs at University of Oklahoma Outreach.
The Air Force's new Aircraft Readiness Unit will maintain and provide Collaborative Combat Aircraft for operations, but won’t serve as a “schoolhouse” teaching fighter pilots how to manage these escort drones.