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330-CFD-DN-ST-91-06050: Lieutenant Commander Darlene M. Iskra, 1990

330-CFD-DN-ST-91-06050: Lieutenant Commander Darlene M. Iskra, 1990. Iskra smiles for the camera shortly after her appointment as commanding officer of the salvage ship USS Opportune (ARS-41). Iskra's appointment represents the first time that a woman has been assigned to command a U.S. Navy ship. JO1 Mike O'Shaughnessy, USN. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 330-CFD-DN-ST-91-06050: Lieutenant Commander Darlene M. Iskra, 1990. Iskra smiles for the camera shortly after her appointment as commanding officer of the salvage ship USS Opportune (ARS-41). Iskra's appointment represents the first time that a woman has been assigned to command a U.S. Navy ship. JO1 Mike O'Shaughnessy, USN. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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