Women fighter pilots in the United States military fly the first combat missions off aircraft carriers.[186] Asnath Mahapa is the first African woman to become a pilot in South Africa.[187] Nicole Chang Leng became the first woman pilot of the Seychelles.[188] November: M'Lis Ward became the first African American woman to captain for a major U.S. commercial airline, United Airlines.[189][190] December 17: Kendra Williams is credited as the first woman pilot to launch missiles in combat during Operation Desert Fox.[167]