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Eileen Bjorkman

Eileen Bjorkman

Executive Director, Air Force Test Center

Eileen Bjorkman is the executive director of the Air Force Test Center. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel, she has more than 700 hours as a Flight Test Engineer in more than 25 different aircraft, primarily the F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-130 Hercules and C-141 Starlifter. She is the author of The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat, to be published in May by Knox Press.
Eileen Bjorkman is the executive director of the Air Force Test Center. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel, she has more than 700 hours as a Flight Test Engineer in more than 25 different aircraft, primarily the F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-130 Hercules and C-141 Starlifter. She is the author of The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat, to be published in May by Knox Press.
Defense

We’re Still Arguing Over Women in the Military?

The U.S. armed forces need women, and suggestions to the contrary hurt recruiting and readiness.