19 July 2023 Five Sailors Take Home 2023 Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards Navy leaders recognized five inspirational Sailors with leadership awards at the 2023 Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium.
29 June 2023 NAVSUP WSS Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Women’s Integration into the Armed Forces The year 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Women’s Integration into the Armed Forces. On June 12, 1948 President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948; paving the way for women to officially serve in the military. This landmark legislation
15 June 2023 Navy Sailor Becomes First Female Master Chief Petty Officer in Gunner's Mate Rating History was quietly made during a ceremony inside the Delbert D. Black National Chief’s Mess at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2023, when reserve Master Chief Gunner’s Mate Jessica Harrison became the first woman to achieve the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in
19 March 2023 First Woman Selected as CMF’s Next Senior Enlisted Leader MANAMA, Bahrain – On March 19, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) announced the selection of the first woman to serve as the senior enlisted leader for the 38-nation naval partnership led by the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) in Bahrain.
09 March 2023 ‘It Was a Man’s World:’ Retired Sailor, Civil Servant Reflects on Navy Success CORONA, Calif. - Darla Sutton, Corporate Operations Department operations manager for Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division, has spent the last seven years as a Navy civilian. Having also retired from the Navy following 22 years of active service, she is no stranger to working in a
12 August 2022 Navy Presents 2022 Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der- Vartanian Leadership Awards NORFOLK, Va. - Navy leaders presented the Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards at the 2022 Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, hosted by the Sea Services Leadership Association, in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2022.
08 August 2022 50 Years After Z-Gram 116: USS Frank Cable Women Leaders Host Indian Women’s College Students BAY OF BENGAL - Nearly 50 years after the release of Z-gram 116, female leaders from the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted a tour of the ship for students from St. Joseph’s College for Women during a scheduled port visit to Visakhapatnam, India, Aug. 2, 2022.
02 August 2022 U.S. Military Women Show Support at Historic Lebanese Graduation BEIRUT, Lebanon - Women from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Army National Guard and Air Force attended a ceremony in Lebanon, Aug. 1, to support the first group of women who graduated from the Lebanese Army Military Academy and into the field of combat arms.
22 October 2021 What’s New with Enlisted Women in Submarines The Navy is actively seeking female Sailors to convert into the force to fill open billets on submarines with integrated crews, as well as billets in crews slated for integration.
30 June 2021 Navy Announces 2021 CAPT Joy Bright Hancock and MCPO Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Award Recipients The Navy has announced the selection of five outstanding Sailors from more than 130 nominees as the Captain Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Award winners in NAVADMIN 136/21.