I was so excited, I called everyone in my familyand none of them answered their phones, she deadpans. Face of Defense: This Thunderbird Flies High These are not breathable, she adds, tugging at her flight jumpsuit. Curran is in her second year w. Born on 1987 in United States, Michelle Curran started her career as United States Air Force major . Thunderbird #5 Maj. Michelle "Mace" Curran with her Female Crew Michelle has been in the air force for more than 10 years and is the Lead Solo Pilot in the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron. 00:00:00. The Thunderbirds dont see combat, but that doesnt mean its an easy life. Sarah Michelle Gellar and her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr. have known each other since 1997, where they met while filming I Know What You Did Last Summer, however, they didn't start dating until 2000. Combat Aircraft Over Syria, Falcon 50 In Special Color Scheme Celebrates 150K Hours Of Italian Air Force Dassault Falcon Fleet, Incredible Footage Shows Two F-117 Nighthawks Flying Low Level Over Eastern California, Two Italian Air Force C-130Js Have Evacuated Italian Citizens From Sudan, BAE Systems And Leonardo Join Forces For New Self-Protection System, U.S. Air Force Flight Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, 388FWs F-35s Deploy Again To The Middle East Two Weeks After The End Of Their First Combat Tour in The UAE, What happens after sunset on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base during a Red Flag. She studied criminal justice at the University of St. Thomas and competed in a number of sports there. He showed "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell a series of maneuvers the team performs during shows. Initially I credit the breathtaking beauty and the roller-coaster-like thrill of the experience for this, but then I remember another thing the flight surgeon told me: Women tend to have a lower center of gravity, giving them something of a natural advantage against high g-forces.