Martha McSally

Who is Martha McSally?

Martha E. McSally is a retired United States Air Force colonel. She was the first American woman to fly in combat since the 1991 lifting of the prohibition of women in combat, flying the A-10 over Iraq and Kuwait in support of Operation Southern Watch. McSally is also the first woman to command a USAF fighter squadron, the 354th Fighter Squadron based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. After her military career, McSally ran as the Republican candidate for Arizona's 2nd congressional district in 2012, where she lost in a close race. She is running again in 2014.