MS SC519

Recognizes Warrant Officer Jessi McCormick of Olive Branch, Mississippi as the first female Apache Helicopter Pilot in the Mississippi National Guard.

Acknowledges McCormick's military service beginning in 2003 as a U.S. Marine Military Police Officer, followed by service in the National Guard starting in 2004.

Highlights McCormick's achievement in completing Apache pilot training after a 2013 deployment to Afghanistan, which inspired her pursuit of aviation despite requiring corrective eye surgery and Flight Board approval.

Commends McCormick as a role model for young women, noting she pursued the traditionally male-dominated position without allowing gender to be an obstacle.

Directs presentation of the resolution to McCormick and her family, the Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard, and the Capitol Press Corps.