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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.
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 ...
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.
Annie Neal Graham was the first African-American female to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. She enlisted on 8 September 1949. [1] References
The USMC said that it had only one black officer among 8,200 white ones. [31] In late 1949, all-black USMC units persisted, but the Marines had black and white recruits beginning to train together. The few black USMC officers were assigned exclusively to black units; they were not asked to lead white Marines into combat.
Pages in category "Female generals of the United States Marine Corps" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
In a closed Facebook group called "Marines United," which consisted of 30,000 active duty and retired members of the United States Armed Forces and British Royal Marines, hundreds of photos of female servicemembers from every branch of the military were distributed. [3] The page included links to Dropbox and Google Drive with even more images.
Female United States Marine Corps personnel (2 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Women in the United States Marine Corps" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.