Alabama News Updated: Monday was day one of the annual Gathering of Eagles capstone event at Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base. The event is held each year with different ‘Eagles’ giving presentation to students at Air Command and Staff College. The goal of the event is for current Air Force leaders to gain valuable insight and learn from the experiences of aviation and military legends who went before them. On Monday, students heard from Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney. Penney was one of the first female pilots to go directly into fighters from pilot training. On Sept. 11, 2001, Penney and her flight lead we’re set the defend the Nation’s Capital, though with few time to prepare their jets we’re unarmed. If they were to spot Flight 93, they would have had to ram into it in order to take it down.