Female Aviator Selected To Head Carrier Air Wing
June 22 2010
In a first, a female combat pilot has been selected to command a carrier air wing, the Navy Times reports.
Cmdr. Sara Joyner will be promoted to captain in September, and then report to Carrier Air Wing 14 next summer as the deputy commander, said a Navy spokesman. She is expected to become the wing commander 12 to 18 months after that.
The wing is based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. Its eight squadrons have been attached to the carrier Ronald Reagan since February...
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