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Martha McSally

Deployed - Jan. 23, 2018

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ANNOUNCER: Twenty-six years in uniform. She's taken the fight to the enemy – and to the establishment.

LESLEY STAHL: The U.S. Air Force has decided Martha McSally had the right stuff. The first female pilot to fly in combat, she has launched a one-woman campaign against a military policy in Saudia Arabia that forced her to wear a long, black Islamic robe over her Air Force uniform.

MCSALLY: I absolutely refused to bow down to Sharia law. After 8 years of fighting, I won my battle for the religious freedom of American servicewomen. Now, I'm deployed to D.C. to fight for Arizona. Supporting our troops and saving the A-10. Protecting Arizona jobs and securing the border.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: My friend, Martha McSally – she's the real deal. She's tough.

MCSALLY: After taking on terrorists in combat, the liberals in the Senate won't scare me one bit.

ANNOUNCER: Patriot. Warrior. Leader. Martha McSally for United States Senate.

MCSALLY: I'm Martha McSally and I approve this message.