Posted on May 20, 2018

The woman who paved the way for GPS

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When Mrs West started her career at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in the US state of Virginia in 1956, just one other black woman and two black men worked alongside her.

The woman who paved the way for GPS

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel really would have never thought of it.

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SN (Join to see)

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Amazing how the ignorance of many gets in the way those few who have made an impact on our daily lives and continue to do so!!

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Great history share Chip, thank you.

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