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Podcast: The Rancho Cordova Podcast
Episode: Col. Merryl Tengesdal, USAF
Description: Today's podcast was taped 4 weeks ago, and we saved it to launch this week in honor of Veterans dat.Â
On this week show we speak to Merryl Tengesdal a retired career military officer who is the first and only Black woman to fly the United Sates Airforce's U-2 spy plane used for specialized high-altitude reconnaissance missions. She is one of five women and only the fourth Black person to be in the U-2 program. She shares the plane's nickname, The Dragon Lady.
Tengesdal is a military veteran, aviator, and commander who served in both the US Na...