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US Gets First Female Four-Star Admiral

The U.S. Navy has named its first female four-star admiral, the highest rank achievable in the service. Michelle Howard was promoted Tuesday at a ceremony at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, near the Pentagon. She will serve as the vice chief of naval operations, the second-highest admiral in the Navy behind General Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations. In 1999, Howard became the first African-American woman to command a Navy...


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