The day she was announced as the first female pilot to lead an elite Air Force demonstration team, Capt. Kotnik from her position as the commander of the Viper Demo team [Monday], because I lost confidence in her ability to lead the team.” O’Malley said. The Air Force pilot was appointed to the role after eight years in the military. Using the call sign SiS, Kotnik was the Air Force’s first female single-ship aerial demonstration pilot with over 1,000 flying hours. Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Malinda Singleton said they did not have further comment on the matter beyond their initial statement.

Source: Fox News February 13, 2019 16:17 UTC