womeninuniform: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA…

womeninuniform:

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (23 June 1997) — Capt. Sarah Deal, the first female Marine Corps helicopter pilot, flies a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-466, MCAS Tustin, California, over Camp Pendleton while training during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ ‘97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations.