First Black female pilot in U.S. Air Force makes her final flight

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@MrGoodnplenty1957 3 ай бұрын

I was stationed with "TC" from 1984-1986 at Castle AFB, CA. When she became an aircraft commander on the KC-135A, I was the first air refueler (Boom Operator) on her crew. One of the closest friends I ever had during my 20 year Air Force career. Congrats on you retirement TC....p.s. To my former Air Force aircraft commander, "Pilot, boom stowed, leaving position." (smile)

@LilliLamour 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. My niece is in the Airforce fixing planes. I'm so proud of her😊

@greeneyes0078 3 ай бұрын

Castle AFB - Atwater CA. My dad was also stationed there and retired at Castle. He spent 33 years and worked with B-52 Bombers. He has passed on - to all the Military Men/Women - Thank you and God Bless.

@johngrimkowski598 3 ай бұрын

@@LilliLamour I loved my FB-111 back in the 80's

@TonyDphaxKing 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Great photo of her when young in the cockpit. Great service to mankind. 😮😮

@Pretty_Fly_on_a_White_Guy 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for you service and congratulations on a great career. Blue skies!

@ashleygola9400 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and paving the way for women! You are a true trailblazer!

@ciprianogonzalez7254 4 ай бұрын

“humankind”

@YourPocketTiger 3 ай бұрын

men will never say, "he paved the way for men". say "mankind" or "humankind"

@heathermetz6576 4 ай бұрын

0:41 “Number 1: You HAVE to know how to do your job.”

@anonymouslyopinionated656 3 ай бұрын

no handouts.

@davidh9844 3 ай бұрын

Do you?

@shawniehoward 3 ай бұрын

Yeah imagine a pilot not know how to do his/her job. That would be a nightmare. It's definitely not a very forgiving job.

@johnanderson6946 3 ай бұрын

@@davidh9844 do you??

@johnhickman106 3 ай бұрын

@@johnanderson6946 He doesn't have a job.

@amonrodriguez3518 4 ай бұрын

Good for her! Congratulations on a career to be proud of and a life well lived

@gmanette188 4 ай бұрын

Much respect

@dragonfly4484 4 ай бұрын

Huge Congratulations to her. Thank you for paying the way!

@sonquatsch8585 3 ай бұрын

paving.

@catherinebrady2640 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and example of women in the military.

@tailwind12 3 ай бұрын

as a retired veteran myself tha mindset with certain ethnic and gender groups is few and far between. great. for ms. claiborne as a person, citizen. congratulations. as an individual. 85%+ of her 'sista's" do not have that mindset. she is correct in that in aviation (like surgery) you have to "know your job". so ask yourself why had there not been a African American tactical pilot t in the US military UNTIL 2019? why? simply not qualified in that "unforgiving" field. and "no" the political easy answer of "racism" and discrimination is not valid, true or accurate. it sounds PC "though" to claim. IF ms. claiborne had an organization of competency of the sky's" i would support her and that organization 110% and more. of ALL persons. this "sista's" fo the skys is BS. fringe DEI, probably dangerous and putting non-healthy, possibly dangerous extortion and demands on US airlines to hire marginally qualified (at best) pilots. so glad after retiring i moved out of the US. i live in another developed country where competency, education is: JOB #1 not DEI or "sista's" of the sky marketing garbage and BS.

@maxxitee4761 3 ай бұрын

Wow. She deserves that tribute …..so proud. 34 years

@marc21256 3 ай бұрын

The first Black woman Air Force pilot was 1981? Less than 45 years ago, we had segregation still enforced in practice, if not in law. Yet people keep telling me that "racism has been dead since 1965, or 1954, or 1865m or 1776, or whatever. But we can still see the effects today, from things that happened in our lifetimes.

@cj9667 4 ай бұрын

Congrats on your retirement! What an inspiration and a trailblazer for women. Love her attitude do your job and don’t expect handouts! Her smile is infectious!

@ks9466 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for teaching and showing how to have a better American foundation

@BellaWorldAni 4 ай бұрын

Good to hear good news. Congrats to you, Captain! What a shining example you are for all women/girls. Thank you for your service.

@YourPocketTiger 3 ай бұрын

"everyone" not just women and girls. young boys should also be inspired by her

@shepardbook 4 ай бұрын

Well done, Captain Claiborne! And congratulations.

@linedanzer4302 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations and thank you Ma'am for your service. *You have an amazingly beautiful smile!* Enjoy your retirement!

@1234itbeme 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@cmdkaboom 4 ай бұрын

About time!!!! Congratulations and I wish you many more firsts in your upcoming career!

@tammydavis2047 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for being such an inspiration for everyone! YouR AWESOME

@GeorgeJansen 4 ай бұрын

Excellent biographical movie picture

@MsDOT-ic7dz 4 ай бұрын

I can see Kimberly Elise in the starring role.🎉🎉🎉🎉

@rose.g. 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, Captain Theresa Claiborne! Salute! 🎉

@TeamUmizoomie 4 ай бұрын

I know she has some stories there. I hope she writes a book. She truly paved a way for females within the military. Thank you Captain. Enjoy retirement. ❤

@jaysonpida5379 3 ай бұрын

Agree about a book...she needs to write one.

@KainsAddiction 3 ай бұрын

The funny thing about comments like these is pretending that she really paved anything. We let her in. The people you hate so much paved the way, she just met the prerequisites and qualifications everyone else did. Nothing special here.

@buildintotrains 3 ай бұрын

@@KainsAddiction just be happy for her and stop being miserable to all of us :)

@KainsAddiction 3 ай бұрын

@@buildintotrains Just wait, kid. Just wait.

@03nowwow 3 ай бұрын

@@KainsAddictionwho are you in “we”? Likely a nobody who made no life changing decisions for anyone…

@dianesimpson2979 4 ай бұрын

I salute you! You've made us very proud! Thank you very much for your service! Wish we could have heard of her years ago.

@joycebriscoe7973 4 ай бұрын

So so awesome! Congratulations!

@KelahCash 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Captain Clayborne!!! Impeccable accomplishment! The Lord bless & keep you (& your family) in your well-earned retirement. 🤎 Thank you for your service!

@Magnolia5 4 ай бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS 💜 Thank you so very much for your service! God continue to bless you abundantly.

@janices6140 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Capt. Claiborne. You're an inspiration.

@eduardootero2953 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. God bless you and your family.🛫✈🛬

@b.visconti1765 4 ай бұрын

You go Girl!!! Nows Your time to get out an spread those wings to fly for yourself an nobody else..Thank You for setting such an amazing examples to our young and old😂 women around the world.❤ Good Luck an Fly High🙏

@TheMrPeteChannel 3 ай бұрын

The USAF is basically the largest airline pilot training program.

@MrBTRDAYZ 3 ай бұрын

The funny thing is that despite folks thinking DEI stands for Didn't Earn It, the fact is that most black families raise their children to put in above average efforts in their professional endeavors, because racism being what it it, we know that our skin color exposes us to inequitable scrutiny and doubts about our abilities. Where a mediocre white person can skate by professionally, black professionals UNDERSTAND that they must be THE BEST. We are not allowed to be mediocre. So when you observe us in these capacities, you should know that there aren't many that can compete. We are a competitive people. The same spirit we bring to most sports stadiums that leads to our dominance, is the same spirit we bring professionally when bias is removed as a barrier to entry. We don't need nor want handouts. Just a level playing field. If there were level playing fields, corporate boardrooms would look just like the NBA. We play to win!

@karondeshields3525 3 ай бұрын

Safe travels my sister from another Air Force veteran 🎉❤🙏🇺🇸

@phoenixr6811 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations 😊

@MosesCraig 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and being an inspiration.

@AmericanFlyOnTheWall 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Ma'am! You "aimed high" and hit the mark!

@efremteenagebento6701 3 ай бұрын

My lovely sis.Congrats❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@BruceMusto 3 ай бұрын

Happy Retirement Captain. You and I are from the same generation of service. 1981 doesn't really seem all that long ago to me, but I guess it is.

@Xylophone8 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎉

@craigford4641 4 ай бұрын

Say it loud ! I,m Black and i,m Proud ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@shauntrailskinner9645 3 ай бұрын

*@craigford4641* Yeah, you're "proud" alright..... proud to be illiterate. Use an apostrophe instead of a comma putz. 🙄

@jamienordmeyer4345 3 ай бұрын

Congratultions Captain Claiborne!!! Thank you for your service!!

@josaczyn 3 ай бұрын

Amazon story. Congratulations Captain Claiborne! You are amazing!

@ENScottish 4 ай бұрын

Her skin is still young and beautiful.

@lookingforwyatteearp3137 4 ай бұрын

But its still black. Thats the problem.

@plagmatic 4 ай бұрын

Quick recovery 😂

@MrAdam944 4 ай бұрын

@lookingforwyatteearp3137 if you're gay just say that lol

@thomasisbored9060 3 ай бұрын

@@lookingforwyatteearp3137i mean if your a racist just say that because we all know

@lookingforwyatteearp3137 3 ай бұрын

@@thomasisbored9060 I am not racist toward black people. I think we should all own one...lol.

@gaius_enceladus 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful woman! May she have a long, happy and relaxing retirement!

@kimberlyjohnson6150 4 ай бұрын

God bless you and congratulations on your accomplishments. Thank you for your service.

@dimuthdarshaka7985 3 ай бұрын

🙋🙋🙋🙋 Captain America Congratulations From Sri Lanka🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

@lyndawest923 4 ай бұрын

Whoooohooooo! Great achievement and decorated career!

@youngnurse9994 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations and thank you for your service ma'am. 😊 🤗😇🙏

@lordemed1 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful woman!❤

@toddsanders6085 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations on all of your fantastic accomplishments!! Well done.

@MrSunlander 3 ай бұрын

Well said and well done, Skipper!

@washingtonsteven6885 3 ай бұрын

GOD BLESS her and Thank You for your EXCELLENCE.

@armageddonready4071 4 ай бұрын

Number one, join the Air Force

@shepardbook 4 ай бұрын

I’m certain the Navy people (like my brother in law) will take some exception to that. There is also Navy OCS.

@JoseReyes-yl4oj 3 ай бұрын

❤🎉 Muchas felicidades y bendiciones 🎉❤

@GuamPhotographer 4 ай бұрын

aww, this is amazing, she is amazing!, Congratulations!

@geezerhull 3 ай бұрын

Well done!

@bethel1242 4 ай бұрын

Amen! Well done!

@gregorymurdock8551 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!! You are amazing ❤. Thank you for your service, dedication, perseverance, inspiration and giving back….. God bless you exceeding abundantly 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@MrJW-jf3ue 3 ай бұрын

Thank You and I SSgt. White salute you!

@CelestinoFigueroa3 5 күн бұрын

God bless her. Congratulations

@tiffanybailey2777 4 ай бұрын

Hats off to you❤

@AviationNoor 3 ай бұрын

Yep my dream is to also fly with united in their 787

@jojothetasmaniansassmonkey8866 3 ай бұрын

them 787s ain't gone age well. mark my words little momma, mark my words. Be an Airbus man, not a Boeing boy.

@Faicon9493 3 ай бұрын

Bessie Coleman would be proud.

@Legoflymaster89 4 ай бұрын

So much respect

@8809-c9x 4 ай бұрын

You’ve had such a long and successful career. Well done! Enjoy your retirement. Thank you for your service. ❤

@feline_star 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Congratulations Captain 👏👏👏👏👏

@LeonNobles 3 ай бұрын

Awesome.

@stevencampbell365 4 ай бұрын

Go Strong Beautiful Lady 💪🙏

@DarqJestor 4 ай бұрын

I salute you Cpt Claybourne with the highest respect!

@dandelionijiran9946 3 ай бұрын

Respect❤❤❤

@jeremyhicks2449 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎉Capt. Theresa Claiborne. Thank you for your service. Let's go Air Force!

@David-yy7lb 3 ай бұрын

That's awesome Captain👍🏿 I retired flying 747's for U.P.S 8 years ago

@darylcoston1554 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations a job well done and I salute you. Thank you for your service.

@olabsy 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations Captain on your retirement and for setting the pace and paving the way. God bless

@sharoncox3734 3 ай бұрын

Congratulation! Beautiful!

@googlenutzer3998 3 ай бұрын

She‘s just great!!!!

@barbarabutterfield2679 3 ай бұрын

Salute!

@Pilotin74 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations Captin‼️

@mikecohen2400 3 ай бұрын

Hats Off!!!

@loislane1290 4 ай бұрын

❤

@carlwalker3557 3 ай бұрын

No gender or racism addressed here. Great she did a job, what’s the big deal that makes for news coverage other than her retirement? The media makes issues.