Air Force Major Margaret Witt served in the air force as a nurse since 1987 and became a major in 1999. Witt transferred from active to reserve duty in 1995 and was assigned to McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Washington. By all accounts, Major Witt was an outstanding air force officer and received many medals and service awards.
Witt was in a committed and long-term relationship with another woman from July 1997 through 2003. Her partner was never a member or civilian employee of the armed forces, and Major Witt stated that she never had sexual relations while on duty or on the grounds of any air force base. She and her partner shared a home about 250 miles away from the McChord base. While serving in the air force, Witt never told any member of the military that she was homosexual.
