1. Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Deal Burrow, United States Marine Corps, is the first female Marine who selected for Naval aviation training in 1993, and subsequently became the Marine Corps' first female aviator in 1995.
13 Facts About Sarah Deal
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Sarah Deal was born to Richard and Marjorie Deal, in Bowling Green, Ohio on 14 September 1969.
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Sarah Deal was an athlete, participating in cross country, track and basketball, as well as 4H and her church youth group.
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Sarah Deal worked on a dairy farm and raised one pig a year she would sell at auction.
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Sarah Deal was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in May 1992.
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When US military policy was changed to allow women to fly combat aircraft in 1993, Sarah Deal requested to become an aviator.
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Sarah Deal began her flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola in the T-34C Turbo Mentor aircraft.
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Sarah Deal went on to helicopter training in the TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter and earned her aviator's wings on April 21,1995.
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Sarah Deal was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 as a CH-53E pilot.
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Sarah Deal completed her active duty service in 2004 and transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve.
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In May 2006, Sarah Deal was assigned to HMH-769 where she served as a reserve CH-53E pilot.
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In 2009, Sarah Deal deployed to Afghanistan with Marine Aircraft Group 40, supporting the 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Sarah Deal was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1999.