Lorna Mahlock

Lorna Mahlock is the first African American woman to be nominated as a Brigadier general (one star) in the United States Marine Corps. The signoff of the nomination, by President Donald Trump, was made known in a press release by U.S. Secretary of Defense General James Mattis. , BGen (sel) Mahlock is the Deputy Director of Operations, Plans, Policies, and Operation Directorate at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.