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After flight school, Armour was assigned to [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton]] near [[San Diego, California]] for training in the [[AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1W SuperCobra]]. While at Camp Pendleton, she was named 2001 Camp Pendleton Female Athlete of the Year, twice won the Camp's annual Strongest Warrior Competition, and was a running back for the [[San Diego Sunfire]] [[American Football Women's League|women's football team]].<ref name= Jet/>

After flight school, Armour was assigned to [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton]] near [[San Diego, California]] for training in the [[AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1W SuperCobra]]. While at Camp Pendleton, she was named 2001 Camp Pendleton Female Athlete of the Year, twice won the Camp's annual Strongest Warrior Competition, and was a running back for the [[San Diego Sunfire]] [[American Football Women's League|women's football team]].<ref name= Jet/>

In March 2003, she flew with [[HMLA-169]] during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] becoming America's first black female combat pilot. She completed two combat tours in the Gulf.<ref name= officialsite/> Afterwards, she was assigned to the Manpower and Reserve Affairs Equal Opportunity Branch as program liaison officer.<ref name=Quantico/>

In March 2003, she flew with [[HMLA-169]] during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] becoming America's first black female combat pilot. She completed two combat tours in the Gulf.<ref name= officialsite/> Afterwards, she was assigned to the Manpower and Reserve Affairs Equal Opportunity Branch as program liaison officer.<ref name=Quantico/><ref>{{cite news |title=Black Female Pilot Breaks Racial, Gender Barriers |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/05/30/136722559/black-female-pilot-breaks-racial-gender-barriers |work=NPR |date=May 27, 2011}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news |title=Black Female Pilot Breaks Racial, Gender Barriers |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/05/30/136722559/black-female-pilot-breaks-racial-gender-barriers |work=NPR |date=May 27, 2011}}</ref>

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