News Trump to nominate Barbara Barrett for Secretary of U.S. Air Force, replacing Heather Wilson May 21, 2019 Ronald J. Hansen and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Arizona Republic Comments Off on Trump to nominate Barbara Barrett for Secretary of U.S. Air Force, replacing Heather Wilson Barrett, 68, of Paradise Valley, Arizona is a certified jet pilot and the first civilian woman pilot to land an F-18 fighter on an aircraft carrier.