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