2 ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁Senior ▁Fellow ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁Str ateg ic ▁Studies ▁Group ▁XIII ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁- ▁Joseph ▁Jones , ▁US CG A ▁' 7 2 ▁became ▁the ▁CO ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 8 - foot ▁cut ter ▁US C GC ▁D ALL AS ▁( W HE C ▁ 7 1 6 ) ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁- ▁Er roll ▁M . ▁Brown ▁US CG A ▁' 7 2 ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁- ▁Jac qu eline ▁P . ▁James ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁female ▁engineering ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Civil ▁Engineering . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁En sign ▁Andrea ▁Parker ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁female ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁with ▁an ▁engineering ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁- ▁En sign ▁Any a ▁F . ▁Hugh es ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁female ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁with ▁a ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁D eg ree ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁Lieutenant ▁( J un ior ▁Gra de ) ▁Jean ine ▁Mc Int osh , ▁was ▁awarded ▁her ▁wings ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁after ▁comple ting ▁her ▁flight ▁training ▁there . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁female ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁av i