She would later deploy to Djibouti with HMH-461 out of New River in 2010 and to Afghanistan with HMH-464 in 2011. After departing HMX-1 in 2009, she studied at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She previously served as a commander for other aircraft in Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, which supplies Marine One. Grieves took command of HMH-464 in May 2015, according to her official biography. And if I were to retire in six months, I would retire knowing that I've been part of an exceptional organization." "Everything about has probably made my Marine Corps career. "As far as the female crews go, I was so incredibly proud of both of them when we came and landed," she told the outlet at the time. She also received a personal acknowledgment and send-off from then-President Barack Obama. In 2009, ABC News named her a "person of the week" as she wrapped up her one-year tour in the post, reporting that her final flight featured an all-female crew. Grieves, who enlisted in 1990 and would earn a commission eight years later, gained a level of celebrity when she became the first woman to ever command Marine One.
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