Navy Captain Makes History As First Female Boss Of Seal Beach Base

SEAL BEACH, CA — Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach recently announced its first-ever female commanding officer in the base's 78-year history, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Capt. Jessica O'Brien comes to Orange County from the Pentagon with nearly 25 years of service under her belt. At the Pentagon, she worked for three years under the Chief of Naval Operations in communicating with foreign militaries.

According to the report, O'Brien relieved Capt. Jason Sherman at a July 15 ceremony and since then, has been learning the ropes of the position.

O'Brien previously made history as the first female commander of Beachmaster Unit One, a Coronado-based landing craft unit that works to move sailors, Marines and equipment from ships onto hostile coastlines, according to the LA Times.

“Throughout my career, I’ve been the first female in so many instances. I’m on that bow wave of females who have really had an open path ahead to serve on combatants. Even since then females can do more. We’ve got females on submarines now and everything is really open,” O’Brien told the LA Times.

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