[2] Her promotion to rear admiral (lower half) was authorized by the United States Senate on 25 May 2017.

[3] On 24 February, the Secretary of Defence announced that Joyner would be promoted to the rank of rear admiral;[4] she was pinned on 1 April 2021.

[7] The family property in the village of Honga on Upper Hoopers Island was purchased by Sara's great-grandfather William Francis Applegarth Sr. in 1891.

[6] The air wing embarked on a deployment aboard USS Harry S. Truman on 22 July 2013.

[18] In April 2022, Joyner was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as director for force structure, resources and assessment of the Joint Staff (J8).