Rosemary Bryant Mariner

Rosemary Bryant Mariner
Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner
Born
Rosemary Ann Bryant

(1953-04-02)April 2, 1953
Harlingen, Texas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2019(2019-01-24) (aged 65)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Other names"Sabre"
Alma materPurdue University
National War College
Spouses
  • Douglas Hugh Conatser
  • Tommy Mariner
    ​
    (m. 1980)​
    [2]
Children1
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Navy
Years of service1973–1997
Rank Captain
CommandsVAQ-34

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner (née Bryant; formerly Conatser; April 2, 1953 – January 24, 2019) was an American pilot and one of the first six women to earn their wings as a United States Naval Aviator in 1974.[3] She was the first female military pilot to fly a tactical jet and the first to achieve command of an operational aviation squadron.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wilusz, Ryan (February 2, 2019). "'Mission success': Navy's first woman fighter pilot honored in Tennessee with historic all-female flyover". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Ebbert, Jean and Marie-Beth Hall (1999). Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook [Revised]. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-57488-193-6.
  4. ^ *"Woman to Head Navy Jet Squadron". Washington Times. June 8, 1990.
  5. ^ "'A badass pilot': Capt. Rosemary Mariner, first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet, dies". NBC News. February 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.