Darlene Iskra

Darlene Iskra
LCDR Darlene M. Iskra after appointment as commanding officer of the USS Opportune
Occupation US Naval Officer
Years active 1979-2000

Darlene M. Iskra is a retired United States Navy officer. Upon assuming command of the rescue and salvage ship USS Opportune (ARS-41) on December 27, 1990,[1] she became the first woman to command a U.S. Navy vessel.[2]

After earning her BA at San Francisco State University, she earned an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and an MA and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Maryland.[3][4]

That same year, Marsha J. Evans took command of Naval Station Treasure Island, making her the first woman to command a U.S. Naval Station.[5]

References

  1. ↑ US Navy History and Heritage Command Facebook post. Accessed 19 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Library of Congress (October 26, 2011). Darlene M. Iskra. Accessed 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Outstanding alumni honored". SF State News. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "First Female Commanding Officer of a U.S. Navy Ship". Navy Live. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/diversity/women-in-the-navy/postwar-years-to-1990s.html


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