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Lorna M. Mahlock (born 1968/1969) is a United States Marine Corps major general who has served as commander of the Cyber National Mission Force since January 5, 2024. [2] In 2018, she became the first Black woman to be nominated for promotion to brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps.
This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired. They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense , with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security .
The Marine Corps created the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in 1943, during America's involvement in World War II. [8] Ruth Cheney Streeter was its first director. [ 9 ] Over 20,000 women Marines served in World War II, in over 225 different specialties, filling 85 percent of the enlisted jobs at Headquarters Marine Corps and comprising one-half ...
Annie Neal Graham (1929-2002) was the first African-American female to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.She enlisted on 8 September 1949 and served until 1952. [1] [2] In a letter during her service, Graham wrote that her duty station was MC.
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff render a salute during the departure ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base for former President Ronald Reagan, 11 June 2004.. There are currently 38 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 11 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, eight in the Navy, 12 in the Air Force, three in the Space Force, one in the Coast Guard ...
Armour was born in 1973 in Chicago, Illinois to Gaston Armour Jr. and Authurine Armour. After her parents divorced, Clarence Jackson married Authurine. Both her father and her stepfather had served in the military - Gaston Armour was a retired major in the U.S. Army Reserve, and Clarence Jackson was a former Marine Corps sergeant who served three tours in Vietnam. [2]
The Marine Corps did not recruit any black Marines. Instead, the USMC was serviced by US Navy supply personnel including black laborers. Unlike the US Army which had separate regiments that a soldier could remain in for his entire military career, Marines were individually transferred to various ship's detachments and naval bases.
Many of the Black Loyalists performed military service in the British Army, particularly as part of the only Black regiment of the war, the Black Pioneers, and others served non-military roles. In response, and because of manpower shortages, Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1776.