Air Force captain becomes first woman in service history to receive Silver Star as crews honored for drone fight
Air Force. The crew of one F-15E, pilot Maj. Benjamin Coffey and Fweapon systems officer Capt. Lacie Hester were awarded the nation’s third-highest valor award, the Silver Star. With that award, Hester is the first woman in the Air Force to receive the Silver Star and the 10th woman in the Department of Defense’s history.