Force Master Chief Suz Whitman enlisted in the Navy in 1985 as a yeoman and became the first woman to serve as the U.S. Pacific Fleet senior enlisted leader (2015). Whitman served aboard the aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), as well as Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3, submarine tender USS Holland (AS 32), Navy Recruiting District Boston, and multiple other commands. In 2011, she was selected as the Capt. Joy Bright Hancock Leadership Award recipient and the Navy League’s Capt. Winifred Quick Collins Award for Inspirational Leadership. Whitman retired from the Navy in 2018 after more than 32 years of service.

Last Updated: 29 March 2023