Today in Military History, July 12, 1990, First Woman to Command an Aviation Squadron
On July 12, 1990, Commander Rosemary B. Mariner becomes the first woman to command an operational aviation squadron, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 (VAQ-34). Mariner was one of the first women to become qualified as a Naval Aviator in 1974 and one of the first women to fly light attack aircraft. Mariner attained the rank of…