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U.S.: Female Reaches Top Navy Ranking
Source: federalnewsradio.com
Source Date: Thursday, July 03, 2014
Focus: Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
Country: United States
Created: Jul 08, 2014

The Navy has its first female four-star admiral, Michelle Janine Howard. She was promoted on Tuesday to the service's highest rank. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982 and in 1999 became the first African-American woman to command a Navy ship. She was a key figure is the real-life rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from Somalia pirate. The story later became a block-buster movie.
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