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330-CFD-DN-SC-92-06482: Commander Donnie L. Cochran, USN, February 1992

330-CFD-DN-SC-92-06482:   Commander Donnie L. Cochran, USN, February 1992.   Commander Cochran became the first African American aviator to serve with the Blue Angels in November 1985.   He would return in 1994 to serve as the commanding officer for two years.   Portrait Photograph by PH2 Ackerman.  Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives.
Caption: 330-CFD-DN-SC-92-06482: Commander Donnie L. Cochran, USN, February 1992. Commander Cochran became the first African American aviator to serve with the Blue Angels in November 1985. He would return in 1994 to serve as the commanding officer for two years. Portrait Photograph by PH2 Ackerman. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives.
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