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Read more about the article Retired F-16 pilot recounts unarmed 9/11 mission

Retired F-16 pilot recounts unarmed 9/11 mission

Ret. Maj. Heather Penney explains the orders she received on Sept. 11, 2001, to carry out a suicide mission to protect the nation's capital and the importance of serving her…

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Read more about the article Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Honored with Military Hero Award
Heather Penney with an F-16 Viper during one of her two tours in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Heather Penney)

Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Honored with Military Hero Award

The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes is honoring Heather “Lucky” Penney, Director of Studies and Research at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, with its…

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Read more about the article Fixing the Air Force Pilot Crisis

Fixing the Air Force Pilot Crisis

Combat airpower requires more planes and more pilots to fly them. The U.S. Air Force is stretched thin by unrelenting rotational and contingency response demands, and its chronic pilot shortage just…

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Read more about the article New Podcast, VALOR, Celebrates Women and Military Service

New Podcast, VALOR, Celebrates Women and Military Service

A new podcast series, VALOR, celebrates the contributions of five women and their work in the armed services. A new podcast, VALOR, will highlight the immense contributions of women in…

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Read more about the article Press Release – The Mitchell Institute Announces New Host for the Aerospace Advantage Podcast

Press Release – The Mitchell Institute Announces New Host for the Aerospace Advantage Podcast

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce that Heather “Lucky” Penney, a Mitchell Institute Senior Fellow and former F-16 fighter pilot, will serve as the new host…

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Read more about the article Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Keynotes Oklahoma Celebration of Women in Aviation and Aerospace

Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Keynotes Oklahoma Celebration of Women in Aviation and Aerospace

  “No Grit, No Pearl” was the theme of Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day, the seventh annual celebration of women’s contributions and achievements in aviation and aerospace on…

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Read more about the article Fighter pilots recall 9/11 attacks and mission to take down Flight 93

Fighter pilots recall 9/11 attacks and mission to take down Flight 93

Two fighter pilots who were scrambled on 9/11 to take down Flight 93 were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice before that plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. "CBS…

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Read more about the article Flight 93 heroes remembered 22 years later

Flight 93 heroes remembered 22 years later

Names of the 40 passengers and crew members were read at the Flight 93 memorial, with the ringing of the bells of remembrance. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked…

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Read more about the article US fighter pilots went on 9/11 kamikaze mission to crash into hijacked plane

US fighter pilots went on 9/11 kamikaze mission to crash into hijacked plane

As the September 11 attacks unfolded, Lieutenant Colonel Marc Sasseville and Lieutenant Heather Penney Garcia flew their F-16 jet fighters to intercept United Airlines Flight 93 When American Airlines Flight…

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Read more about the article Fighter pilot directed to stop Flight 93 reflects on 9/11

Fighter pilot directed to stop Flight 93 reflects on 9/11

Former fighter pilot Heather Penney discusses the orders she received from former VP Cheney and how the passengers of Flight 93 saved many lives. SOURCE: Fox News

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  • Retired F-16 pilot recounts unarmed 9/11 mission
  • Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Honored with Military Hero Award
  • Fixing the Air Force Pilot Crisis
  • New Podcast, VALOR, Celebrates Women and Military Service
  • Press Release – The Mitchell Institute Announces New Host for the Aerospace Advantage Podcast
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