Juan Carlos I is a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship in the Spanish Navy ("Armada Española").
 Similar in role to many aircraft carriers, the ship has a ski jump for STOVL operations, and is equipped with the AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft.
 The vessel is named in honour of Juan Carlos I, the former King of Spain.
Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that consists of McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (V/STOL) jets.
 The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).
 The squadron uses "Stone" as its radio callsign.
The British Aerospace Harrier II was a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft used previously by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and, between 2006 and 2010, the Royal Navy (RN).
 The aircraft was the latest development of the Harrier Jump Jet family, and was derived from the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II.
 Initial deliveries of the Harrier II were designated in service as Harrier GR5; subsequently upgraded airframes were redesignated accordingly as GR7 and GR9.
The "America"-class amphibious assault ships (formerly the LHA(R) class) of the U.S. Navy are designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters.
 The first of these warships was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 2014 to replace USS "Peleliu" of the "Tarawa" class ; as many as eleven will be built.
 The design of the "America" class is based on that of USS "Makin Island" , the last ship of the "Wasp" class, but the "Flight 0" ships of the "America" class will not have well decks, and they have smaller on-board hospitals in order to give more space for aviation uses.
The General Dynamics GAU-12/U Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon.
 The GAU-12/U is used by the United States, Italy and Spain, which mount the weapon in their fighter jets such as the AV-8B Harrier II, airborne gunships such as the Lockheed AC-130, and land-based fighting vehicles.
Jennifer Marie "Jenna" Dolan (born 1974) is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and former fighter pilot.
 During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, she became the first woman to fly the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II aircraft in combat.
 The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, recognized Dolan's transition from the military to civilian workforce as an example for others to follow.
 Dolan plans to join a small group of civilian pilots that fly the Harrier at air shows.
Marine Aircraft Group 40 is a composite United States Marine Corps aviation unit that is based in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.
 They served as the aviation combat element for 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade which was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom from spring 2009 through April 4, 2010 when they were relieved by the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd).
 The group is currently composed of two CH-53 squadrons, one light attack helicopter squadron, one AV-8B Harrier II squadron, one MV-22 Osprey squadron, one KC-130 tactical aerial refueling squadron, one unmanned aerial vehicle squadron and an aviation logistics squadron.
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier Jump Jet family.
 Capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL), the aircraft was designed in the late 1970s as an Anglo-American development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational V/STOL aircraft.
 Named after a bird of prey, it is primarily employed on light attack or multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of ground troops to armed reconnaissance.
 The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the Spanish Navy, and the Italian Navy.
 A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II, was developed for the British military, while another, the TAV-8B, is a dedicated two-seat trainer.
Marine Aircraft Group 13 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma that is currently composed of two McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II squadrons, one Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II squadron, an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron, a maintenance and logistics squadron, and a wing support squadron.
 The group falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the I Marine Expeditionary Force.
This is a list of operators of the Harrier family of military V/STOL aircraft, designed and built in the United Kingdom and United States of America.
 The members of family were Hawker Siddeley P.1127, Hawker Siddeley Harrier (AV-8A), British Aerospace Sea Harrier, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, and British Aerospace Harrier II.
 As of 2012, only the AV-8B and Sea Harrier remain in active service.

Question: Who recognized the first woman to fly what is now Boeing AV-8B Harrier II in combat's transition from the military to civilian workforce as an example for others to follow?
Answer: Michelle Obama