Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell speaking to Kids at the Children’s Museum Shawna also served for three years as the A-Flight Commander, 1st Brigade Air Liaison Officer, and as 2nd Brigade Air Liaison Officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While serving in the 8th Operations Support Squadron in Korea, she flew with the 80th Fighter Squadron, Juvats. Her flights in Northern Watch marked her as the first female pilot to fly combat missions for Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing, and the first African-American woman to employ ordinance in combat. Between 20, she was deployed to Turkey and Saudi Arabia for Operation Northern and Southern Watch.
From that point, she literally soared, with her first operational assignment in Misawa, Japan. She then completed Fighter Fundamental training and graduated from F-16 training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. She knew she “had what it took” and following graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1998, she went on to complete intense pilot training receiving her pilot wings in August, 1999 at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas. Shawna initially wanted to be an astronaut, but decided it would be more fun to fly a fighter jet. “If you got your education, you could do whatever you wanted to do. That focus on education was a big part of life for Shawna and her three older siblings.”(Education) was the thing that opened doors,” Shawna said. Their hard work and dedication paid off in her father earning a degree from Howard University and a doctorate from Purdue University. Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell is a major in the United States Air Force, and the first female African-American fighter pilotin the Air Force history. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana on April 20, 1976, to Guyanese parents, Dr Norman Ng A Qui, and Eve Blackman Ng A Qui after they migrated to the US. She is currently working on her next book, The Gutsy Move.By Guyanese Girl NovemMaj. She regularly takes her message to premier meetings and conferences worldwide and is a mentor for elite senior executive women in tech.Īs a Black gay woman and single mom, Armour brings vital experience to her role as a member of the Forbes School of Business & Technology Board of Advisors and the COMCAST/NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Council.Īrmour’s story has been featured in the media including on CNN, MSNBC, The View, FOX News, Oprah Winfrey, and more. Through that work, she helps individuals and organizations make gutsy moves and create breakthrough results by applying her “Zero to Breakthrough” success model-a mindset that helped to propel her career and kept her safe in air combat. In 2007, Armour launched VAI Consulting & Training. She helps individuals and organizations “get gutsy,” and build a sustainable inner force and conviction that results in accomplishing significant goals. Following her military service, Armour revved up her career in the private sector as an entrepreneur, business consultant, and author of Zero to Breakthrough: The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method for Accomplishing Goals that Matter.Īs a speaker, Armour unleashes hard-hitting advice and amazing anecdotes from her adventures on the battlefield and in business. Prior to that she worked as a police officer, served two tours of duty in Iraq as a marine, and acted as a diversity liaison officer between the Pentagon and Headquarters Marine Corps.
Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour is a gutsy trailblazer, whose resume is an impressive collection of firsts-including being the first Black woman combat pilot in the US Armed Forces. Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot | Author | Business Consultant
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