Read previewAn F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 made history by becoming the first US female pilot to score an air-to-air kill, according to a Navy press release. The pilot was not named, and further details on the weapon used to take down the target were not provided. Manufacturer Boeing calls the Super Hornet "the backbone" of the Navy carrier air wing. Related storiesThe female pilot's kill wasn't the only historic air-to-air shot during the Red Sea battle. An E/A-18G Growler squadron that was also stationed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower became "the first Growler squadron in Navy history to score an air-to-air kill," per another Navy press release.

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Persons: —, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Cmdr, Carl Ellsworth Organizations: Service, Strike Fighter Squadron, Navy, Eisenhower, Business, AIM, Prosperity Guardian, Hornet, Boeing Locations: Gaza, The Virginia, Houthi, Yemen