Major Valerie "TWITCH" Wetzbarger is an active duty Air Force F-35A instructor and evaluator pilot currently serving at Luke AFB. She has flown over 2,300 flight hours primarily in the F-15E and T-6A. She has flown 71

combat missions in the F-15E, serving two deployments in the Middle East. In April 2019, she was interviewed by Air & Space Magazine in the article, "F-35: What The Pilots Say. Firsthand accounts of flying

the world’s most advanced fighter."

She received a five-year ROTC scholarship to complete her Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University (OSU). During her time at OSU, she was involved in the Women in

Engineering Program, worked as an intern for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., and consulted for the Waste Management Women's Professional Network. She later earned her

Masters of Business Administration in Strategic Leadership from Trident University International. TWITCH is a member of the American Sailing Association (ASA), the Reserve Officer's Association (ROA), the Ohio State Alumni

Association, the Ninety-Nines Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots, the Chick Fighter Pilot Association (CFPA), and Athena’s Voice, sharing the Wisdom of Women Warriors.

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