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Pownal Woman Becomes First Female DWEST Graduate
Ensign Barbara Powell of Pownal California becomes the first woman to complete the Deep Water Environmental Survival Training program at North Island Naval Air Station San Diego. She endured a parachute drag, life raft exercises, and helicopter rescues to earn her certificate, aiming to qualify for flying status within Carrier Airborne Early Warning Training Squadron 110.
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San Diego
Calif
Manly
Navy
North Island Naval Air Station
Barbara Powell
Pownal
Ens. Powell
Grace Powell
North Pownal
Benjamin Powell Jr
Azusa
Benjamin Powell
Bennington High School
Miss Powell
Citrus College
California Polytechnic Institute
Pomona
U.S. Navy
Newport
R.J
Barbara
Powell
North Island
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Training Squadron 110