Authorities say a U.S. Navy sailor who serves on a submarine based in Georgia has made history by becoming 1 of the first of 3 women ever to earn a Dolphins pin.
The Brunswick News reports that earning the pin is something all Navy sailors must do within two patrols to qualify to serve on a submarine.
The pin was given to Lt. j.g. Marquette Leveque during a ceremony this week at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on Georgia's coast.
The Colorado native accepted an appointment to the Naval Academy before the Navy decided in 2010 to allow women to serve on submarines. When the Navy announced that women could serve on submarines, Leveque said it was an opportunity she wanted to pursue.
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Security will be tight and traffic will be messy around the Morehouse College campus today. President Barack Obama will address graduates at the college's commencement ceremony.
Security will be tight and traffic will be messy around the Morehouse College campus today. President Barack Obama will address graduates at the college's commencement ceremony, and he'll also attend a Democratic Party fundraiser while he's in Atlanta.
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They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
State officials are reminding drivers the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is set to begin and could translate to fines for drivers and passengers who aren't wearing seatbelts.
State officials are reminding drivers the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is set to begin and could translate to fines for drivers and passengers who aren't wearing seatbelts.
