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From Page 2 months and I somewhat expected another negative test. I tested right before work and after finding out it was positive, holding that secret from Mark all day was torture, but I wanted to tell him in person.”

Despite being pregnant, Lauren Olme still longed to fly.

Last year, a new Air Force policy stated air crew members may voluntarily request to fly during pregnancy and no waiver is required to fly in the second trimester with an uncomplicated pregnancy in a non-ejection seat aircraft if all flight safety criteria are met. All pregnant air crew members are also authorized to apply for a waiver regardless of trimester, aircraft or flight profile.

“I can’t overexpress how amazing it is that pregnant women now have the opportunity to fly in all types of aircraft,” Lauren Olme said. “It’s a very personal decision that Mark and I made together because there are risks involved in flying the B-1 while pregnant but after conferring with Air Force and civilian medical doctors, we felt comfortable with me flying for a few weeks.”

Air crew members who wish to fly while pregnant are informed of the risks to themselves, the fetus, the safety of flight and mission, consistent with all medical conditions. The approval is granted through joint consent of the aviator, obstetrics provider, flight surgeon and commander.

“This policy is a huge benefit to the Air Force. They have deliberately made a change that provides female air crew members the same opportunities as male air crew members,” Lt. Col. Charles Armstrong, 77th Weapons Squadron commander, said.

“This allows female aviators to continue building up their qualifications and flight hours to progress in their career field through pregnancy. It was based on years of analysis and research from air crew physiologists both in the Air Force and outside agencies

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This allows the member to weigh out the pros and cons, ultimately deciding for themselves whether they want to fly or not.

“One of my biggest reservations about getting pregnant while being on a flying assignment was the time away from the cockpit, so having the opportunity to continue to fly and not take

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