Julia Brownley tweeted the following:
"Captain Mariner was a true pioneer for women in the military, and she was the true embodiment of the American Spirit."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Julia Brownley:
"Captain Mariner was named commander of Navy Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 at Naval Air Station Point Mugu. The unit was 30 percent female and made Captain Mariner the first woman to command an operational air squadron."Read on Twitter
"Captain Mariner, a former resident of Ventura County, joined the Navy in 1973 where she became a member of the Navys first flight-training class for women."Read on Twitter
"To address this issue, I convened a local citizen advisory panel, comprised of veterans and community leaders to select a woman veteran for whom we could name the new VA clinic in Ventura."Read on Twitter
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