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Philippine Air Force produces first female jet fighter pilot

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Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="First Lieutenant Jul Laiza Mae Camposano-Beran, the Philippine Air Force" s="" first="" female="" fighter="" pilot.="" Philippine="" Air="" Force="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/03/31/paf-first-female-pilot.jpg"/><figcaption>First Lieutenant Jul Laiza Mae Camposano-Beran, the Philippine Air Force&#x27;s first female fighter pilot. Philippine Air Force handout</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday, the last day of Women&#x27;s Month, celebrated a historic first: a female jet fighter pilot in its ranks.</p><p>1st Lieutenant Jul Laiza Mae Camposano-Beran was checked out as the first female pilot and wingman ready to operate an AS-211 fighter jet, the PAF said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi lang siya basta alam niya na lumipad ng eroplano. She knows how to fight in air-to-air, in air-to-ground, air-to-surface in the AS-211. That is something that most of the female pilots before na dumaan sa AS-211 na hindi sila nakaranas,&quot; PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano told reporters.</p><p>(She doesn&#x27;t only know how to fly a plane... That is something that wasn&#x27;t experienced by most of the female pilots who trained before in operating an AS-211.)</p><p>Mariano said the AS-211 is &quot;actually a trainer jet&quot; but was converted by the PAF into a light combat aircraft.</p><p>Camposano-Beran comes from the PAF’s 5th Fighter Wing stationed at the Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/piopaf/posts/283357090638540" data-width="auto"> </div><p>A native of Tulunan, Cotabato, Camposano-Beran graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 2015, belonging to the SINAGLAHI class of that year. </p><p>She became the fifth woman from PMA to receive the Athletic Saber Award from among 170 graduates of her class. The award is given in recognition of a cadet’s athletic abilities.</p><p>Camposano-Beran graduated from the Philippine Air Force Flying School in 2017 after completing her military pilot training. </p><p>Mariano said two other female pilots are still undergoing training on flying and handling an AS-211 fighter jet. The PAF also has other female pilots capable of flying the AW-109 helicopter, the MG-520 attack helicopter, and the turboprop Super Tucano bomber planes.</p><p>Camposano-Beran was the first to check out after undergoing “fighter fundamentals and combat crew training,” Mariano said.</p><p>Her feat comes as the nation celebrates Women’s Month this March.</p><p>“The Philippine Air Force joins in recognizing the significant role of women in our organization and society,” the PAF said.</p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1983183" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

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Philippine Air Force produces first female jet fighter pilot

Raffy Cabristante,

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Published March 31, 2022 08:08 PM PHT

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