Israel has its first female fighter pilot.
Second Lt. Roni Zuckerman, 20, graduated Thursday and will enter the air force's most elite combat unit and will fly F-16s.
Zuckerman finished sixth in her class of 70, earning the praise of the military's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz.
View Comments
In 1997, the Israeli High Court reversed an army ruling that banned females from serving as fighter pilots. Only about 10 percent of those accepted to the pilot training program graduate from the course.