“The U.S. Marine Corps has seen some historic milestones for female Marines during the Trump administration. Among these, one former Colonel Lorna M Mahlock reached the crowning achievement of becoming the first black female brigadier general to serve in the Marines.

After President Trump nominated Mahlock’s historic promotion, it was announced by then-Defense Secretary James N Mattis in April of last year, making major news headlines, appealing widely across the news spectrum.”