Kelly (Mogk) Larson was the first woman to complete Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer School in the United States on May 23, 1986. She had joined the Coast Guard two years earlier, in 1984. She earned an Air Medal in 1989 for rescuing a downed Air National Guard F-4 pilot.[1] In 2009, she retired with the rank of lieutenant commander.[2] She was inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Long Blue Line: Officer Candidate School and female trailblazers in the Coast Guard's officer corps". Compass. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Always Ready: Women's Crucial Role in the U.S. Coast Guard". Defense Media Network. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. ↑ "WAI Announces 2019 Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees | IFExpress". Retrieved 2019-01-30.


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