Caitlin received her commission from the US Air Force Academy in 2007. She is currently the Operations Officer of the 319 Special Operations Squadron. She is a distinguished graduate of the C-130H and U-28A Initial Qualification courses and is a senior pilot who has supported Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, ENDURING FREEDOM, FREEDOM SENTINEL, ODYSSEY LIGHTNING, and INHERENT RESOLVE. She has accumulated 4,000 hours and over 1,700 combat hours in her 9 deployments, becoming the first woman to win the USAF Jabara Award for Airmanship and earning the USAF Mackay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year.