Alex Dietrich

Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich (Ret.) was one of the nation’s first female strike-fighter pilots, serving with the U.S. Navy as an F/A-18 fighter pilot from 2001-2014. As a Naval aviator, she logged more than 1,250 flight hours, performed 375 carrier-arrested landings, and served in combat deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. She has been an assistant professor of naval science at George Washington University, her alma mater, and taught on leadership and ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. She’s also an advocate for Legacy Flight Academy, a foundation that promotes diversity in aviation, and for Wings for Val, which supports women in aviation. 

 

 

Alex Dietrich

Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich (Ret.) was one of the nation’s first female strike-fighter pilots, serving with the U.S. Navy as an F/A-18 fighter pilot from 2001-2014. As a Naval aviator, she logged more than 1,250 flight hours, performed 375 carrier-arrested landings, and served in combat deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. She has been an assistant professor of naval science at George Washington University, her alma mater, and taught on leadership and ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. She’s also an advocate for Legacy Flight Academy, a foundation that promotes diversity in aviation, and for Wings for Val, which supports women in aviation.