One of the first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots in the United States Navy, Tammie Jo Shults received wide acclaim on April 17, 2018, when she successfully landed a Southwest Boeing 737 after an engine exploded at high altitude, causing multiple system failures and a rapid depressurization. The successful landing of Flight 1380 in Philadelphia saved 148 total lives including passengers and crew, as detailed in her bestselling novel, Nerves of Steel.