【9月7日】看軍聞學英語

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原文：

The U.S. Navy has its first Black female tactical jet pilot. LTJG Madeline Swegle recently completed the service's Tactical Air (Strike) training program in the T-45C Goshawk, the Navy announced Friday.

The milestone makes Swegle, a Naval Academy graduate, the first known Black woman who has been certified for the TACAIR mission, and she could go on to fly fighters such as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler or F-35C Joint Strike Fighter.

The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) congratulated Swegle on her achievement via Twitter. ＇Swegle is the @USNavy's first known Black female TACAIR pilot and will receive her Wings of Gold later this month. HOOYAH!＇ the post states.

中譯：

美國海軍出現首位非裔女性戰術戰鬥機飛行員。海軍週五宣布，斯維格中尉最近完成T-45C「蒼鷹」戰鬥機戰術飛行訓練課目。

此一里程碑，讓斯維格這位海軍官校畢業生，成為首位獲得戰術飛行任務認證的非裔女性，並可繼續駕駛諸如F / A-18E / F「超級大黃蜂」、EA-18G「咆哮者」或F-35C聯合打擊戰鬥機等機型。

海軍航空訓練中心主任在推特上，向斯維格的成就表達祝賀。貼文表示，斯維格是美國海軍歷史上首位非裔女性戰術戰鬥機飛行員，將在本月底獲頒金翼徽章，真棒！

－關鍵軍語－

※LTJG:

Lieutenant Junior Grade, a junior commissioned officer rank of US Navy, with a military pay grade of O-2.

※TACAIR:

Tactical Aircraft, another name for fighters, strike fighters and attack aircraft.

例句：

Strike aircraft is a tactical aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers.

打擊戰鬥機為一種戰術戰鬥機，主要任務係執行較轟炸機更加精準的空中攻擊。