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Sara A. Joyner
Sara Annette Joyner (born 1967) is a United States Navy officer. She is the first female United States Naval Aviator, strike fighter pilot to command a United States Navy fighter squadron and a carrier air wing. Her promotion to rear admiral (lower half) was authorized by the United States Senate on 25 May 2017. On 24 February, the Secretary of Defence announced that Joyner would be promoted to the rank of rear admiral; she was pinned on 1 April 2021. She was promoted to vice admiral on 3 June 2022. Early life and education Sara Annette Applegarth was born on Hoopers Island in Maryland. She is one of four children of Samuel Hubert Applegarth Jr. and Sara Jane (McClaran) Applegarth. Her father, Commander Hubert Applegarth, retired from active duty in the United States Navy in 1977, having graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1951. The family property in the village of Honga on Upper Hoopers Island was purchased by Sara's great-grandfather William Francis Applegarth Sr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoopers Island
Hoopers Island is a chain of islands in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. Upper Hoopers Island and Lower Hoopers Island are surrounded by water with the Chesapeake Bay on the west and the Honga River on the east. The remote set of islands has much wildlife and is well known for sport fishing and crabbing industries. Hoopers Island was issued one of the earliest land grants in Dorchester County, Maryland. Geography Hoopers Island is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The islands are situated on the east shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Dorchester County. Hoopers Island is roughly long and consists of three small islands. The islands are very narrow in many places and one can easily see water, the Chesapeake Bay and the Honga River, on both sides of Maryland Route 335 which travels through the islands.Cronin, William B. The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 2005. p. 87 Upper Hoopers island is located at N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
