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Timeline Of Women In Warfare And The Military In The United States, 2000–2010
This article lists events involving women in warfare and the military in the United States from 2000 until 2010. For 2011 onward, please see Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States from 2011–present. 2000 * Spring: The first woman commands a U.S. Navy warship at sea (Kathleen McGrath). The vessel is assigned to the Persian Gulf. * 1 June: Deborah Walsh became the first woman in the U.S. Coast Guard promoted to Warrant officer (United States), chief warrant officer in Aviation Engineering (AVI). * 1 July: Regina Mills became the U.S. Navy's first female Aviation Deck Limited duty officer, LDO. * July: Lucille "Pam" Thompson became the first African-American woman to serve as a U.S. Coast Guard special agent. She served in this capacity until July 2004. * The U.S. Air Force promoted the first female pilot to brigadier general. * U.S. Navy women are among the victims when the USS ''Cole'' is attacke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Women In Warfare And The Military In The United States From 2011–present
This article lists events involving Women in warfare and the military in the United States since 2011. For the previous decade, see Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2000–2010. 2011 * 1 March: Kristin Werner became the first female Chief Gunner's Mate in the Coast Guard. * March: Air Force Major General Margaret H. Woodward, Margaret Woodward, 51, became the first American woman to lead a combat air campaign. She directed the airstrikes over Libya for 11 days, until NATO took over. * 3 June: RADM Sandra Stosz assumed command of the Coast Guard Academy, becoming the first woman superintendent of that institution, and the first woman to command any U.S. service academy. * 4 June: Heidi Shyu became United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. * 17 June: Brigadier general (United States), BGen Loretta Reynolds, USMC becomes the first female commander at Parris Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
