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Lt. Col. Melissa May: Combat Pilot by Day, Diaper Duty By Night

October 31, 2022 Lt. Col. Olivia Nunn, USA (Ret) Season 3 Episode 4
Lt. Col. Melissa May: Combat Pilot by Day, Diaper Duty By Night
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MOAA's Never Stop Serving Podcast
Lt. Col. Melissa May: Combat Pilot by Day, Diaper Duty By Night
Oct 31, 2022 Season 3 Episode 4
Lt. Col. Olivia Nunn, USA (Ret)

Melissa May didn’t grow up with fighter pilot dreams but the self-described "tree hugger and snowboarder" was recruited to swim at the the Air Force Academy. In due time May found herself flying combat missions over Libya by day and changing diapers by night. 

Now a retired lieutenant colonel, May talks about these adventures, the mission over Baghdad that earned her a Distinguished Flying Cross and her transition to a commercial pilot for United.

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Melissa May didn’t grow up with fighter pilot dreams but the self-described "tree hugger and snowboarder" was recruited to swim at the the Air Force Academy. In due time May found herself flying combat missions over Libya by day and changing diapers by night. 

Now a retired lieutenant colonel, May talks about these adventures, the mission over Baghdad that earned her a Distinguished Flying Cross and her transition to a commercial pilot for United.