US Navy Officer and Naval Aviator. Graduated from Purdue University 1972, at age 19. She completed flight training in 1974 and became the United States Navy's first female jet pilot. In 1990, she became the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron, including . She attended the National War College in Washington, D.C., earning a Masters in National Security Strategy. Served on the Staff of the U.S. Joint Chiefs and became the Chairman of the Joint Chief's Chair in Military Strategy at the National War College. She retired from the Navy, as a Captain, in 1997, after twenty-four years of military service. During her military career, she advocated for equal rights for women in the military, helping to repeal restrictions on women serving in combat. After retiring from the military, she taught military history at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and served as an adviser on national defense policy and for integrating women into military combat roles for ABC News, PBS and the Department of the Navy. She died in Knoxville, Tennessee, at age 65, of ovarian cancer.∼April 02, 1953 - January 24, 2019
Captain Rosemary Mariner, United States Navy, Retired, died on January 24, 2019, in the fifth year of her battle with ovarian cancer, with her husband and wingman of 40 years by her side.
She was 65. Born in Harlingen, Texas, raised in San Diego, she graduated from Purdue University with a degree in aeronautics at 19.
Captain Mariner was one of the first eight women selected to fly military aircraft in 1973.
After flight training in 1974, she became the Navy's first female jet pilot flying the A-4C and the A-7E Corsair II. She moved to the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, then Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 5. For sea duty, in 1982 she reported aboard USS Lexington, where she qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer.
In 1990, she became the first woman to command a military aviation squadron, VAQ-34, based at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Pt. Mugu, CA.
She attended the National War College in Washington, DC, earning a Masters in National Security Strategy, and served on the Staff of the Joint Chiefs in the Pentagon.
Her final military assignment was as the Chairman of the Joint Chief's Chair in Military Strategy at the National War College, before retiring in 1997.
Throughout her career, Captain Mariner was both willing to serve as a mentor to others and deeply grateful to the men and women who enabled her to pursue her dreams. She was instrumental in the repeal of restrictions on women serving in combat.
In retirement, Captain Mariner was a resident scholar at the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee in the History Department where she taught classes in military history, emphasizing the intersections of war and conscience.
She continued to serve as an advisor on national defense policy and women's integration into the military for ABC News, PBS and the Department of the Navy.
A voracious reader and an eager academic, she devoted herself to a love of knowledge. In recent years, this included the disease which took her life, which she sought to understand as fully as possible. As expected, she tenaciously fought an implacable foe to the end.
She lived in Norris, Tennessee, with her husband, retired Navy Commander Tommy Mariner, and their daughter, Emmalee, who attends Duke University.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Norris United Methodist Church, with a funeral to follow at 11:00 AM.
Funeral mass will be at 1:00 PM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with full military graveside service to follow at New Loyston Cemetery.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family will accept donations to Sacred Ground Residential Hospice.
Thanks to Bruce Weirauch 47898263 for father's link
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
Navy pays tribute to Mariner
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Published 2:40 pm Monday, February 4, 2019
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
Captain Rosemary Mariner, United States Navy, Retired, died on January 24, 2019, in the fifth year of her battle with ovarian cancer, with her husband and wingman of 40 years by her side.
She was 65. Born in Harlingen, Texas, raised in San Diego, she graduated from Purdue University with a degree in aeronautics at 19.
Captain Mariner was one of the first eight women selected to fly military aircraft in 1973.
After flight training in 1974, she became the Navy's first female jet pilot flying the A-4C and the A-7E Corsair II. She moved to the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, then Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 5. For sea duty, in 1982 she reported aboard USS Lexington, where she qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer.
In 1990, she became the first woman to command a military aviation squadron, VAQ-34, based at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Pt. Mugu, CA.
She attended the National War College in Washington, DC, earning a Masters in National Security Strategy, and served on the Staff of the Joint Chiefs in the Pentagon.
Her final military assignment was as the Chairman of the Joint Chief's Chair in Military Strategy at the National War College, before retiring in 1997.
Throughout her career, Captain Mariner was both willing to serve as a mentor to others and deeply grateful to the men and women who enabled her to pursue her dreams. She was instrumental in the repeal of restrictions on women serving in combat.
In retirement, Captain Mariner was a resident scholar at the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee in the History Department where she taught classes in military history, emphasizing the intersections of war and conscience.
She continued to serve as an advisor on national defense policy and women's integration into the military for ABC News, PBS and the Department of the Navy.
A voracious reader and an eager academic, she devoted herself to a love of knowledge. In recent years, this included the disease which took her life, which she sought to understand as fully as possible. As expected, she tenaciously fought an implacable foe to the end.
She lived in Norris, Tennessee, with her husband, retired Navy Commander Tommy Mariner, and their daughter, Emmalee, who attends Duke University.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Norris United Methodist Church, with a funeral to follow at 11:00 AM.
Funeral mass will be at 1:00 PM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with full military graveside service to follow at New Loyston Cemetery.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family will accept donations to Sacred Ground Residential Hospice.
Thanks to Bruce Weirauch 47898263 for father's link
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
Navy pays tribute to Mariner
By Staff Reports
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Published 2:40 pm Monday, February 4, 2019
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
US Navy Officer and Naval Aviator. Graduated from Purdue University 1972, at age 19. She completed flight training in 1974 and became the United States Navy's first female jet pilot. In 1990, she became the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron, including . She attended the National War College in Washington, D.C., earning a Masters in National Security Strategy. Served on the Staff of the U.S. Joint Chiefs and became the Chairman of the Joint Chief's Chair in Military Strategy at the National War College. She retired from the Navy, as a Captain, in 1997, after twenty-four years of military service. During her military career, she advocated for equal rights for women in the military, helping to repeal restrictions on women serving in combat. After retiring from the military, she taught military history at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and served as an adviser on national defense policy and for integrating women into military combat roles for ABC News, PBS and the Department of the Navy. She died in Knoxville, Tennessee, at age 65, of ovarian cancer.∼April 02, 1953 - January 24, 2019
Captain Rosemary Mariner, United States Navy, Retired, died on January 24, 2019, in the fifth year of her battle with ovarian cancer, with her husband and wingman of 40 years by her side.
She was 65. Born in Harlingen, Texas, raised in San Diego, she graduated from Purdue University with a degree in aeronautics at 19.
Captain Mariner was one of the first eight women selected to fly military aircraft in 1973.
After flight training in 1974, she became the Navy's first female jet pilot flying the A-4C and the A-7E Corsair II. She moved to the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, then Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 5. For sea duty, in 1982 she reported aboard USS Lexington, where she qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer.
In 1990, she became the first woman to command a military aviation squadron, VAQ-34, based at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Pt. Mugu, CA.
She attended the National War College in Washington, DC, earning a Masters in National Security Strategy, and served on the Staff of the Joint Chiefs in the Pentagon.
Her final military assignment was as the Chairman of the Joint Chief's Chair in Military Strategy at the National War College, before retiring in 1997.
Throughout her career, Captain Mariner was both willing to serve as a mentor to others and deeply grateful to the men and women who enabled her to pursue her dreams. She was instrumental in the repeal of restrictions on women serving in combat.
In retirement, Captain Mariner was a resident scholar at the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee in the History Department where she taught classes in military history, emphasizing the intersections of war and conscience.
She continued to serve as an advisor on national defense policy and women's integration into the military for ABC News, PBS and the Department of the Navy.
A voracious reader and an eager academic, she devoted herself to a love of knowledge. In recent years, this included the disease which took her life, which she sought to understand as fully as possible. As expected, she tenaciously fought an implacable foe to the end.
She lived in Norris, Tennessee, with her husband, retired Navy Commander Tommy Mariner, and their daughter, Emmalee, who attends Duke University.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Norris United Methodist Church, with a funeral to follow at 11:00 AM.
Funeral mass will be at 1:00 PM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with full military graveside service to follow at New Loyston Cemetery.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family will accept donations to Sacred Ground Residential Hospice.
Thanks to Bruce Weirauch 47898263 for father's link
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
Navy pays tribute to Mariner
By Staff Reports
Email the author
Published 2:40 pm Monday, February 4, 2019
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
Captain Rosemary Mariner, United States Navy, Retired, died on January 24, 2019, in the fifth year of her battle with ovarian cancer, with her husband and wingman of 40 years by her side.
She was 65. Born in Harlingen, Texas, raised in San Diego, she graduated from Purdue University with a degree in aeronautics at 19.
Captain Mariner was one of the first eight women selected to fly military aircraft in 1973.
After flight training in 1974, she became the Navy's first female jet pilot flying the A-4C and the A-7E Corsair II. She moved to the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, then Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 5. For sea duty, in 1982 she reported aboard USS Lexington, where she qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer.
In 1990, she became the first woman to command a military aviation squadron, VAQ-34, based at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Pt. Mugu, CA.
She attended the National War College in Washington, DC, earning a Masters in National Security Strategy, and served on the Staff of the Joint Chiefs in the Pentagon.
Her final military assignment was as the Chairman of the Joint Chief's Chair in Military Strategy at the National War College, before retiring in 1997.
Throughout her career, Captain Mariner was both willing to serve as a mentor to others and deeply grateful to the men and women who enabled her to pursue her dreams. She was instrumental in the repeal of restrictions on women serving in combat.
In retirement, Captain Mariner was a resident scholar at the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee in the History Department where she taught classes in military history, emphasizing the intersections of war and conscience.
She continued to serve as an advisor on national defense policy and women's integration into the military for ABC News, PBS and the Department of the Navy.
A voracious reader and an eager academic, she devoted herself to a love of knowledge. In recent years, this included the disease which took her life, which she sought to understand as fully as possible. As expected, she tenaciously fought an implacable foe to the end.
She lived in Norris, Tennessee, with her husband, retired Navy Commander Tommy Mariner, and their daughter, Emmalee, who attends Duke University.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Norris United Methodist Church, with a funeral to follow at 11:00 AM.
Funeral mass will be at 1:00 PM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with full military graveside service to follow at New Loyston Cemetery.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family will accept donations to Sacred Ground Residential Hospice.
Thanks to Bruce Weirauch 47898263 for father's link
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
Navy pays tribute to Mariner
By Staff Reports
Email the author
Published 2:40 pm Monday, February 4, 2019
Ray Welch | Daily News
A group of jets scream through the air in Maynardville, Tennessee on Saturday in honor of Captain Rosemary Mariner, who served as the Navy's first female jet pilot. She died last month after battling cancer for five years. To honor her legacy, the Navy conducted the first ever all-female flyover that stretched from Andersonville to Alcoa. She was laid to rest with full military honors.
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US Navy
First Female
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VAQ-34
1990
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Interred near her mother in New Loyston Cemetery on February 2, 2019.
