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Lieutenant Commander

La'Shanda Renee Holmes
Lieutenant Commander; La'Shanda Renee Holmes
	Holmes in 2010
Born	1985 (age 38–39); Plainfield, New Jersey
Service/branch	United States Coast Guard

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La'Shanda R. Holmes is a lieutenant commander in the United States Coast Guard^[1] and the first African-American female helicopter pilot^[2] for the Coast Guard.^[3] She grew up in the foster care system and put herself through Spelman College.^[4] She was an Aircraft Commander at Air Station Los Angeles, Air Station Atlantic City (where she was deployed multiple times to Washington D.C. (NCR) as a rotary wing air intercept pilot), and Air Station Miami. She has amassed over 2,000 flight hours conducting search and rescue, counter drug, law enforcement, and Presidential air-intercept missions.^[2] She was appointed as a White House Fellow in 2015 by President Barack Obama.^[5] In

2015–2016 she was the Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator General Charles F. Bolden.

Holmes received her BA in psychology from Spelman College and is a Bonner Scholar.^[6] She sits on the board of directors for Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum, Foster Club, and Girls Fly!^[2]

References

^ "Meet The First Black Female U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot". News One. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Helicopter Pilot La'Shanda Holmes Flies High Above the Crowd". www.spelman.edu. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ Service, Rushawn Walters, Howard University News (14 February 2017). "U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot La'Shanda Holmes defies odds, expectations to break barriers". St. Louis American. Retrieved 3 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "La'Shanda Holmes". FosterClub. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ "Plainfield: Meet Hometown Hero La'Shanda Holmes". TAPinto. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ "Celebrating women of character, courage and commitment: Lt. La'Shanda Holmes « Coast Guard All Hands". allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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-'''La'Shanda Holmes''' is a Lieutenant in the [[U.S. Coast Guard]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsone.com/1851815/lashonda-holmes-first-black-female-helicopter-u-s-coast-guard-pilot/|title=Meet The First Black Female U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot|date=2012-02-10|website=News One|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> and the first [[African-American]] female [[helicopter pilot]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spelman.edu/about-us/news-and-events/our-stories/stories/2014/02/14/lashanda-holmes|title=Helicopter Pilot La'Shanda Holmes Flies High Above the Crowd|website=www.spelman.edu|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> for the [[Coast Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/u-s-coast-guard-helicopter-pilot-la-shanda-holmes-defies/article_6055366c-f2c7-11e6-83af-f33132d341bf.html|title=U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot La’Shanda Holmes defies odds, expectations to break barriers|last=Service|first=Rushawn Walters, Howard University News|website=St. Louis American|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref>  She grew up in the foster care system and put herself through college.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosterclub.com/about-us/who-we-are/board/lashanda-holmes|title=La'Shanda Holmes|date=2017-07-06|website=FosterClub|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> She was stationed at Air Station Atlantic City as an aircraft commander and she was deployed five times to [[Washington D.C.]] as a rotary wing air intercept pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spelman.edu/about-us/news-and-events/our-stories/stories/2014/02/14/lashanda-holmes|title=Helicopter Pilot La'Shanda Holmes Flies High Above the Crowd|website=www.spelman.edu|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref>  She was appointed as a [[White House Fellow]] in 2015 by President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/articles/plainfield-meet-hometown-hero-lashanda-holmes|title=Plainfield: Meet Hometown Hero La'Shanda Holmes|website=TAPinto|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> In 2015–2016 she was the Special Assistant to the [[NASA]] Administrator General [[Charles F. Bolden]].
+'''La'Shanda R. Holmes''' is a lieutenant commander in the [[United States Coast Guard]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsone.com/1851815/lashonda-holmes-first-black-female-helicopter-u-s-coast-guard-pilot/|title=Meet The First Black Female U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot|date=2012-02-10|website=News One|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> and the first [[African-American]] female [[helicopter pilot]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spelman.edu/about-us/news-and-events/our-stories/stories/2014/02/14/lashanda-holmes|title=Helicopter Pilot La'Shanda Holmes Flies High Above the Crowd|website=www.spelman.edu|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> for the [[Coast Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/u-s-coast-guard-helicopter-pilot-la-shanda-holmes-defies/article_6055366c-f2c7-11e6-83af-f33132d341bf.html|title=U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot La'Shanda Holmes defies odds, expectations to break barriers|last=Service|first=Rushawn Walters, Howard University News|website=St. Louis American|date=14 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref>  She grew up in the foster care system and put herself through [[Spelman College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosterclub.com/about-us/who-we-are/board/lashanda-holmes|title=La'Shanda Holmes|date=2017-07-06|website=FosterClub|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> She was an [[Commander|Aircraft Commander]] at Air Station Los Angeles, Air Station Atlantic City (where she was deployed multiple times to [[Washington D.C. (NCR)]] as a rotary wing air intercept pilot), and Air Station Miami. She has amassed over 2,000 flight hours conducting search and rescue, counter drug, law enforcement, and Presidential air-intercept missions.<ref name=":0"/>  She was appointed as a [[White House Fellow]] in 2015 by President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/articles/plainfield-meet-hometown-hero-lashanda-holmes|title=Plainfield: Meet Hometown Hero La'Shanda Holmes|website=TAPinto|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> In
+[[File:Holmes_3_(27959038555).jpg|thumb|Official Coast Guard photo of Lt. La’Shanda Holmes, the Coast Guard's first African American female helicopter pilot, and a 2015 White House Fellow (assigned to NASA). [[flickruser:30884892@N08|Coast Guard]]]]
+–2016 she was the Special Assistant to the [[NASA]] Administrator General [[Charles F. Bolden]].
+Holmes received her BA in psychology from [[Spelman College]] and is a Bonner Scholar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2014/03/14/celebrating-women-of-character-courage-and-commitment-lt-lashanda-holmes/|title=Celebrating women of character, courage and commitment: Lt. La'Shanda Holmes « Coast Guard All Hands|website=allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil|access-date=2019-03-03|archive-date=2017-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014151/http://allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2014/03/14/celebrating-women-of-character-courage-and-commitment-lt-lashanda-holmes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She sits on the board of directors for [[Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum]], Foster Club, and [[Girls Fly!]]<ref name=":0" />
-She received the 2014 Blacks in Government Award. She was selected as one of [[Grio]]’s Top 100 History Makers.
-Holmes received her BA in psychology from [[Spelman College]] and is a Bonner Scholar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2014/03/14/celebrating-women-of-character-courage-and-commitment-lt-lashanda-holmes/|title=Celebrating women of character, courage and commitment: Lt. La’Shanda Holmes « Coast Guard All Hands|website=allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> She sits on the board of directors for [[Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum]] and for [[Girls Fly!]]<ref name=":0" />
 == References ==
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 ==Further reading==
 *{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=La'Shanda |title=It Feels Good To Be First |url=https://www.gocoastguard.com/LaShanda |website=Go Coast Guard |accessdate=March 22, 2019}}
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 [[Category:Spelman College alumni]]
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+[[Category:African-American United States Coast Guard personnel]]
+[[Category:Aviators from New Jersey]]
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