Christina "Thumper" Hopper

  As one of only two female African-American pilots in the Air Force , Capt. Christina Hopper is a rarity. She is also the first and only Black female F-16 Fighting Falcon instructor pilot at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Hooper is also the  first female Black F-16 pilot to fight in a war, flying about 50 missions and logging 800 hours in Iraq. When Hooper flies an F-16, she … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women In The Military