Amanda Lee is a naval aviator in the United States Navy. She was selected in June 2022 as the first female fighter jet pilot in the elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. The path to Lee’s selection as the Blue Angels’ first female jet demonstration pilot began years earlier when she enlisted in the U.S. Navy. She later received her commission as an officer, and in 2016, she earned her wings as a naval aviator. After going through advanced flight training, Lee transitioned to the F/A-1

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Serena N. Wileman, a naval aviator from Sacramento, is being remembered after she was identified as one of two crew members from California who were killed in a jet crash near Mount Rainer in Washington. Commander Lyndsay P. Evans, a naval flight officer from Palmdale, was also killed in the crash. Wileman’s friend and mentor, Jill Meyer, spoke with CBS Sacramento about the 31-year-old’s inspiring career in the air. | Madisen Keavy