Sally D. Murphy (born January 11, 1949)[1] is a retired colonel who served as a United States Army Aviator.

She was the first female U.S. Army helicopter pilot to graduate from flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama on June 4, 1974.

In 2009, Murphy received the U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Veteran Commendation to commemorate her 27 years of service and her place in military history.

Stonecipher then attended Kansas State College of Pittsburg, receiving a master's degree in History in December 1972.

[8] After graduating, she served with the 330th Army Security Agency Company (Guardrail II) flying RU-21 airplanes as an intelligence officer along the border between Germany and the Soviet Union.

[7] After 27 years of service, Murphy retired as a colonel in 1999 and received the U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Veteran Commendation .