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title: "First Female Aviator To Join Blue Angels Breaks Gender, Sound Barriers"
date: "2015-04-10"
modified: "2015-04-10"
authors:
  - name: "James Clark"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/first-female-aviator-to-join-blue-angels-breaks-gender-sound-barriers/"
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  - "Aircraft"
  - "Fighter Aircraft"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "Navy"
  - "News"
  - "Tech & Tactics"
tags:
  - "women in military"
---

# First Female Aviator To Join Blue Angels Breaks Gender, Sound Barriers

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"I saw the Blue Angels fly when I was a young kid," said Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins of the Navy’s famed Blue Angels. "I was definitely inspired by that."

A third-generation Marine Corps aviator, Higgins is also the first female pilot to join the Blue Angels in the team’s 69-year history. Higgins is part of a growing tradition of female aviators, and sees this as a chance to inspire future generations of would-be pilots, CBS News reports.

"I think by including a lady on the team, that just shows little girls and guys that women can do whatever they put their mind to," said Higgins.

## Author
James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.

### Author social links  
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[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jclarkjournalism/>)