On Feb. 8, the Navy announced that a chief petty officer killed in action last month will be posthumously advanced to senior chief petty officer.

Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive), Shannon Kent, 35, of Pine Plains, N.Y., died Jan. 16 in Manbij, Syria when she and three other Americans were killed by a suicide bomber.

The Navy approved a request for Kent’s posthumous advancement effective the day of her death.