MERIDIAN, Miss. (April 10, 2020) Italian navy Ensign Erika Raballo, a student naval aviator assigned to the "Tigers" of Training Squadron (VT) 9, completes her first solo flight in a T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft at Naval Air Station Meridian, April 10, 2020. Raballo is the Italian navy's first female strike fighter pilot. VT-9 conducts undergraduate intermediate and advanced strike pilot training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and select international military partners. (Courtesy photo/Released)