dragon lady


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dragon lady

n.
1. Often Offensive A woman considered to be overbearing or domineering.
2. An often glamorous woman who is considered to be mysterious, powerful, or treacherous.
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His roles have included site lead and production operations director for the company's U-2 Dragon Lady depot maintenance program based in Palmdale, Calif.; and quality and mission success director for the C-5 Galaxy program, assembly and flight operations director for theC-130J Hercules program,and in leadership roles in the F-22 Raptor program all in Marietta, Ga., the release said.
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Considered a 'National Asset' the U-2 Dragon Lady, in its various forms, has been in continuous military service for over six decades.
A surveillance and reconnaissance plane, the (https://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104560/u-2stu-2s.aspx) U-2 "Dragon Lady" can fly above 70,000 feet - about twice as high as a regular commercial airliner flies.
"A United States Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady crashed shortly after takeoff at approximately 9:05 am today near the Sutter Buttes mountain range," said Beale Air Force Base in a statement.
By the time she moved out eight years later, she was fending off accusations that she was a behind-thescenes "dragon lady" wielding unchecked power over the Reagan administration - and doing it based on astrology to boot.
By the time she moved out of the White House eight years later, she was fending off accusations that she was a behind-the-scenes "dragon lady" who wielded unchecked power over the Reagan administration - using astrology to do it.
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