NAVAL AIR STATION MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 29, 2021) Capt. Beth Regoli, left, joins Lt. j.g. Suzelle Thomas following Thomas’ naval aviator winging ceremony. Regoli, Thomas’ mentor, passed her Wings of Gold to Thomas. Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly select F-35C Lightning II postgraduate training after earning her Wings of Gold. U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall.