U.S. Navy Flies Its First Ever All-Female Missing Man Formation To Honor Capt. Rosemary Mariner

Task & Purpose/Virginia-Pilot: The Navy Is Flying Its First Ever All-Female Missing Man Formation To Honor A Trailblazing Aviator

VIRGINIA BEACH -- Navy Cmdr. Stacy "Stigs" Uttecht was 15 years old in April 1993 when the military said it would allow women to fly combat aircraft.

Until this week, Uttecht, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, the Naval Air Station Oceana-based "Fighting Swordsmen," hadn't given much thought to yesterday's policies or women like Capt. Rosemary Mariner who fought for her ability to be there.

"I did not know who was behind it," Uttecht said. "I didn't know what women had been fighting for that."

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Update: The US Navy is honoring a barrier-bursting aviation pioneer with the 1st ever all-female flyover (Business Insider)

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