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Judi Lynn

(162,381 posts)
Thu Apr 12, 2018, 11:17 PM Apr 2018

Marine Corps selects 1st black woman to be a general officer

By KANDIS MASCALL
Apr 12, 2018, 6:34 PM ET

Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced a historic nomination Tuesday.

If confirmed, Marine Corps Col. Lorna M. Mahlock will be the first black female to serve as brigadier general, according to the Marine Corps office of public affairs.

Right now, Mahlock is the deputy director of operations, plans, policies and operations directorate at the Marine Corps' headquarters in Washington, D.C., according to a press release.

The Marine Corps is the smallest of the four military services, and the branch has the fewest female service members, according to the Marine Corps Community Services.

More:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/marine-corps-selects-1st-black-woman-general-officer/story?id=54397971

Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142036232#post7

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Marine Corps selects 1st black woman to be a general officer (Original Post) Judi Lynn Apr 2018 OP
Congrats to her! GreenPartyVoter Apr 2018 #1
A woman of color in the USMC becoming a general. irisblue Apr 2018 #2

irisblue

(34,261 posts)
2. A woman of color in the USMC becoming a general.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:56 AM
Apr 2018

She has to be the most tough & badass & dangerous & dangerously practical woman. Exactly what I want & think our country needs.

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