At 21, she became Papua New Guinea's first female commercial pilot, rising through the ranks before she was promoted and became the first female commanding officer in the country's defence force.
"They didn't give it to me because I'm a female," Lieutenant-Colonel Wii said.
"They gave it to me because I earned it."
At a time when geopolitics has lasered international attention on PNG's military and security, the woman leading its air unit comes with an extraordinary personal story.
