Majors Mark and Lauren Olme.Photo: Senior Airman Leon Redfern/ U.S. Air Force
Two real-life “Top Gun” pilotsare now parents!
“We are thankful to be home and learning this new world of parenting together,” Mark wrote in a social media post announcing the happy news.
Lauren and Markpreviously spoke to PEOPLEabout flying in formation together during the pregnancy, which Lauren said she will “never forget.”
The Olmeses are both graduates of the Air Force’s version of Top Gun, known as the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. The couple, who tied the knot in 2012, met as sophomores at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Majors Mark and Lauren Olme.Senior Airman Leon Redfern/ U.S. Air Force
Lauren, 33, found out she was pregnant last August. Doctors later determined that the risks of flying while pregnant were relatively low, so she kept flying as long as she could.
“Our big concerns were the fumes, how loud it is inside the cockpit and the risk of ejection,” Mark previously told PEOPLE.
Majors Mark and Lauren Olme.Courtesy Lauren and Mark Olme
After a rough first trimester, Lauren returned to the cockpit during her second trimester. She said her skills came rushing back as soon as she got in the cockpit.
“Going super-sonic together while I carried our child is something I’ll never forget,” she previously told PEOPLE.
source: people.com
