Madeline Swegle
Madeline Swegle is a United States Naval Aviator. She is the U.S. Navy's first black female tactical jet pilot.
Career
Swegle is currently aLieutenant in the U.S. Navy. She is from Burke, Virginia.
She is a 2013 graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary School and a 2017 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. She participated in track and field throughout her time in high school and college.
She reported to VT-21 in Kingsville, Texas to complete the Tactical Air Strike pilot training syllabus, which she completed on July 7, 2020, making her the first black female tactical jet pilot in the U.S. Navy.