Female Viper commander relieved

Air Force Capt. Zoe Kotnik, the first female pilot to head the Air Combat Command’s F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, was relieved of command Feb. 11 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead, Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing commander, said in a statement.  Kotnik was from her post after only two weeks. O’Malley alluded to Kotnik making mistakes, but did not elaborate on exactly what led to her being relieved of duty. He said he hoped Kotnik will continue to serve the AF despite the incident. (Source: Fox News 02/12/19) See previous blog, entitled: ‘SiS’ to lead F-16 Viper Demo Team.