In addition to our typical A&S in the News roundup, we saw significant coverage on Captain Rosemary Mariner’s passing and the flyover that occurred during her funeral.
Coverage about Rosemary Mariner, Military Trailblazer Who Taught at UT (History)
Capt. Mariner, a military trailblazer who lived in Anderson County, lectured in UT’s history department for 14 years and was a visiting fellow with UT’s Center for the Study of War and Society. She died January 24, and the Navy honored her at her funeral Saturday with a “missing man flyover”—a tribute honoring aviators who have died—that consisted of all women. It was the first all-female flyover ever. (Appeared in more than 156 news outlets, including WBIR, WATE, WVLT, and the News Sentinel)
- NBC News: ‘A Badass Pilot’: Rosemary Mariner, First Woman to Fly A Tactical Fighter Jet, Dies
- USA Today: Navy Honors First Woman Fighter Pilot, “Fiesty’ Rosemary Mariner, with Historic Female Flyover
- Huffington Post: Navy To Launch First All-Female Flyover To Honor Pioneer Fighter Pilot Rosemary Mariner
- ABC News: Navy To Honor Its 1st Female Jet Pilot With Historic All-Female Flyover During Funeral
- MSN.com: Capt. Rosemary Mariner, First Woman To Fly A Tactical Jet, Dies
- New York Daily News: Rosemary Mariner, First Woman To Fly Fighter Jet, Dead At 65
- CNN: The Navy’s First All-Female Flyover Will Honor A Woman Who Helped Make It Possible
- The Hill: Navy to Honor First Woman Fighter Pilot with All-Female Flyover at Funeral
- NPR: Remembering Barrier-Breaking Naval Aviator Rosemary Mariner
- American Military News: ‘She Was An Original’: Rosemary Mariner, Groundbreaking Navy Aviator, Dies At 65
- Fox News: Rosemary Mariner, First Woman To Fly Tactical Fighter Jet For Navy, Dead At 65
- Washington Examiner: Missing Woman Formation
- WTKR (Norfolk, Virginia): Meet Local Aviators Behind First All-Female Flyover Honoring Female Naval Aviation Pioneer
Coverage Roundup of Rosemary Mariner Flyover (History)
For the first time in history, the US Navy conducted a flyover using all female pilots on Saturday. The nine women participated in a Missing Man Flyover over a cemetery in Maynardville, in honor of Capt. Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy pilot who died January 24. Mariner, a military trailblazer who lived in Anderson County, lectured in UT’s history department for 14 years and was a visiting fellow with UT’s Center for the Study of War and Society.
- News Sentinel: ‘Mission Success’: Navy’s First Woman Fighter Pilot Honored in Tennessee with Historic All-Female Flyover
- News Sentinel: All-Female Flyover Makes History to Honor Groundbreaking Capt. Rosemary Mariner
- WATE: East Tenn. Remembers Life and Legacy of Navy’s First Female Jet Pilot
- WBIR: Navy Holds First-Ever All-Female Flyover in East TN in Honor of Pioneer Capt. Rosemary Mariner
- WVLT: Legacy Fulfilled: First Female Jet Pilot Laid To Rest
- New York Times: US Navy Performs its First All-Female Flyover to Honor Rosemary Mariner
- New York Times: Rosemary Mariner, Pathbreaking Navy Pilot and Commander, is Dead at 65
- Washington Post: She Made History As A Navy Pilot. An All-Female Squadron Just Flew over Her Funeral.
- CNN: Watch These Female Pilots Pay Tribute to a Navy Legend
- Today Show (NBC): Groundbreaking Aviator Capt. Rosemary Mariner Dies at 65
- ABC News: An All-Female Crew of Fighter Pilots Flew In Formation in Honor of Rosemary Mariner
- Navy.mil: All-Female Flyover to Honor Naval Aviation Pioneer Capt. Mariner
- Military.com: All-Women Crew Preps for Flyover Honoring Legendary Female Pilot
- Aerotech News: Navy Pioneer to Be Honored with All-Female Missing Man Flyover