Nicole Malachowski

Nicole Malachowski (* in the State of Nevada in 1974 as Nicole Ellingwood ) is a pilot of the Air Force of the United States with the rank of lieutenant colonel. She is the first woman who was admitted to the Thunderbirds, an aerobatic team of their strike force. This enjoys across a wide popularity throughout the United States. Your carriage in 2006 fueled an ongoing debate on the further opening of the armed forces of the United States for women.

Malachowski graduated in 1992 in Las Vegas high school successfully. After completing her bachelor's degree in management with a minor in French at the Academy of the Air Force, she entered the active service.

At the 494th Fighter Wing, they later formed aspiring pilots to the F- 15 Strike Eagle and himself flew nearly 2,000 hours in the F- 15E and the F- 16th