Amanda Lee (pilot)

Lieutenant Commander

Amanda Lee
Nickname(s)"Stalin"
Bornc. 1986 (age 38–39)
Mounds View, Minnesota, US
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service2007–present
RankLieutenant Commander
UnitStrike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106
Known forBlue Angels demonstration pilot
Battles / warsOperation Inherent Resolve
AwardsFour Navy Achievement Medals
Alma materOld Dominion University

Amanda Lee (born c. 1986) is a naval aviator in the United States Navy. She was selected in June 2022 as the first female fighter jet pilot in the elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. Lee made her debut as the Left Wing demo pilot in the number three jet on March 11, 2023, in El Centro, California, and is currently the Slot Pilot in the number four jet. She uses the call sign "Stalin".[1]

Early life

Lee is from Mounds View, Minnesota, and in 2004 graduated from Irondale High School in Minnesota. She competed in many sports while in high school: ice hockey, soccer, and swimming.[2] She attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and enlisted in the United States Navy. In 2007 she graduated from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.[3] In 2013 she graduated from Old Dominion University with a B.S. in biochemistry.[4][5]

Career

Lee on practice day at Naval Air Station Point Mugu on March 16, 2023

After enlisting in the U.S. Navy, Lee served as an aviation electronics technician.[5] In 2013, she became a commissioned officer and started training as a naval pilot at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.[6][1] In 2016 she became a naval aviator.[5] She was then assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to support Operation Inherent Resolve.[7] As part of her training she successfully completed 225 carrier-arrested landings and 1,400 flight hours.[2] She has four Navy Achievement Medals and other personal and unit awards.[2]

Blue Angels

In July 2022, Lieutenant Lee was announced as the first woman to join the Blue Angels as a demonstration pilot, and as the second woman in the team,[3][8] after USMC Captain Katie Higgins Cook who joined in 2015, flying the C-130 Fat Albert transport plane.

In September 2022 she was assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia.[9][1] She flies the F/A-18E and the F/A-18F Super Hornet.[6] Her induction and training as a new Blue Angels pilot was captured in the 2024 film The Blue Angels.[10][11]

Lee's first performance as the Left Wing demo pilot with the Blue Angels took place on March 11, 2023, in El Centro, California.[1] She also performed before an estimated 100,000 people at the MCAS Beaufort Airshow on May 22 and 23, 2023. She was cheered at the show on both days as she climbed into the cockpit of her number three aircraft.[12]

LCDR Lee is currently the Slot Pilot, at the number four jet.[13]

  • Amanda Lee and the Blue Angels in formation over Lake Michigan July 23, 2023
  • Amanda "Stalin" Lee flies in formation 2022
    Amanda "Stalin" Lee flies in formation 2022
  • Lt. Amanda Lee performing on the Rhino Demo Team 2022
    Lt. Amanda Lee performing on the Rhino Demo Team 2022
  • Amanda Lee waves from the cockpit of her Super Hornet 2023
    Amanda Lee waves from the cockpit of her Super Hornet 2023
  • Amanda Lee ready for takeoff 2023
    Amanda Lee ready for takeoff 2023
  • Lt. Amanda Lee prepares for takeoff prior to a training flight over Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro (March 2023)
    Lt. Amanda Lee prepares for takeoff prior to a training flight over Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro (March 2023)

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d De Herrera, Alan (March 30, 2023). "Historic season begins! Blue Angels pilot Amanda Lee takes to the sky". Pensacola News Journal. USA Today. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "#3 LT Amanda Lee – USN – Left Wing" (PDF). Blue Angels. U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Blue Angels name first woman to serve as demonstration pilot". USA Today. July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blue Angels name first woman to join iconic flight squadron as a pilot". CBS News. Associated Press. July 19, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Beachum, Lateshia (July 18, 2022). "Blue Angels name first woman demonstration pilot". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Mongilio, Heather (July 18, 2022). "Blue Angels Announces First Female Jet Pilot". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Pilot Makes History". Florida Today. July 20, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Martinez, Luis (July 19, 2022). "Navy's Blue Angels to get 1st female demonstration team pilot: Lt. Amanda Lee will soon train for the 2023 air show season". abcnews. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Ibberson, Stuart (March 8, 2023). "Women's History Month – US Navy Blue Angels selects first female demo pilot". Aerotech News. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller. "The Blue Angels movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert". Roger Ebert Reviews. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Johnson, Benjamin (May 17, 2024). "Generations of pilots watch Blue Angels documentary premiere in Pensacola". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  12. ^ Earley, Delayna; Sofaly, Bob (April 26, 2023). "Back in Blue". The Island News. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  13. ^ http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/assets/docs/bio/04-Lee.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[permanent dead link‍]
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