LTJG Lashanda Holmes, USCG

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Lt. j.g. Lashanda Holmes stands in front of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Los Angeles, Aug. 17, 2010. Holmes, from Fayetteville, N.C., is the first female African-American helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard

LTJG Lashanda Holmes, USCG

LOS ANGELES - Lt. j.g. Lashanda Holmes stands in front of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Los Angeles, Aug. 17, 2010. Holmes, from Fayetteville, N.C., is the first female African-American helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers. DVIDS - 100817-G-7518E-014

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Tags: Holmes, Female, aviator, Helo, Woman, minority, pilot, african american, FIRST

Photo by: USCG | VIRIN: 240618-G-G0000-010.JPG

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