The Story Of The Trailblazing First Black Female Pilot To See Combat

For Maj. Christina Hopper, the first black female pilot to fly a fighter jet in combat, the military was a place of diversity unlike any other.
Maj. Christina Hopper’s family is about as military as it gets. The legacy of service in her family made being a military brat a key part of her identity. Born in Norway while both her parents were stationed there with the Air Force, Hopper didn’t move to the United States until she was 4 years old.