Admirals
The first promotion of a woman in the United States Navy to flag rank occurred in 1972.
| Name | Commission | Position | Community | RDML | RADM | VADM | Retired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TraceyPatricia A. Tracey | 1970 | Director, Navy Staff, N09B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | URL | ?? | ?? | 19961996 | 20042004 | First woman to earn third star in the US Navy. |
| 2 | RondeauAnn E. Rondeau | 1974 (OCS) | President, National Defense University | Fleet Support | 19991999 | 20022002 | 20052005 | 20122012 | Retired. |
| 3 | BrownNNancy Elizabeth Brown | 1974 (OCS) | Director for C4 Systems (J6) | URL | 20002000 | 20032003 | 20062006 | 20092009 | Retired. |
| 4 | PottengerCarol M. Pottenger | 1977 (ROTC) | Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability and Development, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation | Surface Warfare | 20032003 | 20072007 | 20102010 | Currently on active duty. | |
| 5 | McKeeFran McKee | 1950 | Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Human Resource Management | URL | 19761976 | 19781978 | 19811981 | First woman line officer promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy. Second woman promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy | |
| 6 | HazardRoberta L. Hazard | 1960 | Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, Personnel Readiness and Community Support 1989–1992 | URL | 1984 1984 | 1988 1989 | 1992 1992 | First woman to command a Navy training command (NTC San Diego 1982). | |
| 7 | EvansMarsha J. Evans | 1967 | Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School 1995–1998 | Fleet Support | 1992 1992 | 1996 1996 | 1998 1998 | Retired. | |
| 8 | EngelJoan Marie Engel | 1969 | 18th Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1994–1998 | SHCE (Nurse Corps) | 19941994 | 19971997 | 20002000 | 18th Director, Navy Nurse Corps. | |
| 9 | McGannBarbara E. McGann | 1970 (OCS) | Provost, Naval War College 2000–2002 | URL | 19941994 | 19981998 | 20022002 | Notes. | |
| 10 | FromanVeronica Froman | 1970 | Director, Ashore Readiness, Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. 2000–2001 | Fleet Support | 1995 1995 | 1999 1999 | 2001 2001 | First woman commander of Navy Region Southwest (aka "Navy Mayor of San Diego), 1997–2000. | |
| 11 | PotterBonnie Burnham Potter | 1975 (OIS) | Fleet Surgeon, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1999– | Medical Corps | 19971997 | 20002000 | 20032003 | First female physician to become a flag officer in the military. | |
| 12 | PaigeKathleen Paige | 1971 | Program Director, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense 2003–2005 | Engineering Duty Officer | 1996 1996 | 2001 2001 | 2005 2005 | Retired. | |
| 13 | HarmeyerKaren A. Harmeyer | 1975 | Chief of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, N093R, Washington, D.C. | SHCE (Nurse Corps) | 19971997 | 20012001 | 20022002 | Retired. 1st female two-star in the Reserves. | |
| 14 | MartinKathleen L. Martin | 1973 (OIS) | Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy/ Vice Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 2002–2005 | SHCE (Nurse Corps) | 1998 1998 | 20012001 | 2005 2005 | 19th Director of the Navy Nurse Corps from August 1998 to August 2001. First Nurse Corps officer to be assigned to the position of Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy. | |
| 15 | BrownA Annette E. Brown | 1974 (OCS) | Commander, Navy Region Southeast (2002) | Fleet Support | 19991999 | 200220012 | 2005 2005 | Retired. | |
| 16 | BirdLinda J. Bird | 1974 (OCS) | Director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, N41 2003–2005 | Supply Corps | 1999 1999 | 20032002 | 2005 2005 | Retired. | |
| 17 | MorrisElizabeth M. Morris | 1973 (OIS) | Deputy Chief for Reserve Affairs at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 2005–2006? | SHCE (Nurse Corps) | 20002001 | 20042004 | 2006 2006 | Retired. | |
| 18 | LescavageNancy J. Lescavage | 1972 (OIS) | Senior Health Care Executive Regional Director, TRICARE Regional Office – West | SHCE (Nurse Corps) | 20032003 | 20042004 | 2009? | Retired.20th Director of the Navy Nurse Corps. | |
| 19 | CrispDonna L. Crisp | 1974 (OCS) | Commander, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command | URL | 20012001 | 20052005 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 20 | GilbrideAnn D. Gilbride | 1978 (OCS) | Director, National Maritime Intelligence Center | Reserve | 20032003 | 20062006 | ? ? | Retired. | |
| 21 | RedpathSharon H. Redpath | 1976 (ROTC) | Vice Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group | Reserve | 20032003 | 20062006 | 20092009 | Retired | |
| 22 | HightElizabeth A. Hight | 1977 (OCS) | Vice Director, Defense Information Systems Agency | URL | 20032003 | 20062006 | ? ? | Retired. First woman to Command the JTF-GNO, after serving as its Deputy Commander. First woman Vice Director at DISA. | |
| 23 | Bruzek-KohlerChristine Bruzek-Kohler | 1974 | Commander, Navy Medicine West, Naval Medical Center San Diego | Nurse Corps | 20042004 | 20092009 | 2010 2010 | 21st Director of the Navy Nurse Corps. | |
| 24 | HunterChristine S. Hunter | 1980 | deputy director, TRICARE Management Activity | Medical | 20042004 | 20092009 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 25 | CarpenterWendi B. Carpenter | 1977 (AOCS) | Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk | Reserve | 20042004 | 2008 2008 | 2011 2011 | Retired. First female naval aviator promoted to Flag rank. | |
| 26 | FlahertyKaren Flaherty | 1973 (OIS) | Deputy Surgeon General of Navy Medicine | Nurse Corps | 20032003 | 2008 2008 | 2011 | 22nd Director of the Navy Nurse Corps. | |
| 27 | FlandersMoira N. Flanders | 1978 (OCS) | Director, Inter-American Defense College | URL | 20052005 | 2007 2007 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 28 | DeRenziNanette M. "Nan" DeRenzi | 1984 (ROTC) | Judge Advocate General of the Navy | JAG | 2009 2009 | 2012 2012 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 29 | DussaultKathleen M. Dussault | 1979 (OCS) | Director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division (OPNAV N41) | Supply Corps | 20062006 | 20092009 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 30 | HambyJanice M. Hamby | 1980 (ROTC) | Vice Director for C4 Systems (J6) | URL, then Information Professional | 20062006 | 20092009 | 20122012 | Retired. | |
| 31 | HowardMichelle J. Howard | 1982 (USNA) | Chief of Staff to the Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, Joint Staff | Surface Warfare | 20062006 | 20102010 | 2012 nom 2012 | Currently on active duty. | |
| 32 | NiemyerElizabeth S. Niemyer | 1981 | Director, Navy Nurse Corps | Nurse Corps | 20082008 | 2010 2010 | 23rd Director of the Navy Nurse Corps | ||
| 33 | WolfePatricia E. Wolfe | 1981 (ROTC) | Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) | Reserve, Supply Corps | 20072007 | 2010 2010 | Currently serving. | ||
| 34 | TysonNora W. Tyson | 1979 (OCS) | Vice Director, Joint Staff | Naval Flight Officer | 20072007 | 20112011 | First woman to command a carrier strike group. | ||
| 35 | BraunRobin Braun | 1980 | Chief of Navy Reserve/Commander, Navy Reserve Force | Reserve, Naval Aviator | 20072007 | 20112011 | 20122012 | Currently serving. 1st female commander of the Navy Reserve. | |
| 36 | CovellCynthia A. Covell | 1980 (OCS) | Director, Total Force Requirements Division (OPNAV N12) | Navy Human Resources Officer | 20082008 | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 37 | KleinMargaret D. Klein | 1981 (USNA) | Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command | Naval Flight Officer | 20082008 | 2011 2011 | 82nd Commandant of Midshipmen, USNA – first woman. | ||
| 38 | DanielsSandy L. Daniels | 1980 (USNA) | Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space | Reserve | 20072007 | 2012 2012 | Currently serving. | ||
| 39 | GregoryKatherine L. Gregory | 1982 (USNA) | Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific | CEC | 20102010 | 2012 2012 | First female CEC admiral. | ||
| 40 | TrainElizabeth L.Train | 1983 (OCS) | Director for Intelligence, U.S. Pacific Command | Intelligence | 20092009 | 2012 2012 | Currently on active duty. | ||
| 41 | DuerkAlene B. Duerk | 1943 | Director Navy Nurse Corps 1970–1975 | Nurse Corps | 19721972 | 1975 1975 | First woman promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy. Director Navy Nurse Corps 1970–1975. | ||
| 42 | ConderMaxine Conder | 1951 | Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1975–1979 | Nurse Corps | 1975 1975 | 1979 1979? | Director, Navy Nurse Corps. | ||
| 43 | Shea-BuckleyFrances Shea-Buckley | 1951 | 14th Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1979–1983 | Nurse Corps | 1979 1979 | 1983 1983 | 14th Director, Navy Nurse Corps. | ||
| 44 | HartingtonPauline Hartington | 1953 | Commander, Naval Training Center Orlando | URL | 1981 1981 | 1983 1983? | Second woman line officer selected for flag rank. | ||
| 45 | HopperGrace Hopper | 1944 | Head, Training and Technology Directorate/Special Advisor to the Commander, Naval Data Automation Command | URL? | 1983 1983 | 1986 1986 | Co-inventor of COBOL. Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) named for RADM Hopper. | ||
| 46 | NielubowiczMary Joan Nielubowicz | 1951 | 15th Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1983–1987 | Nurse Corps | 1983 1983 | 1987 1987 | 15th Director, Navy Nurse Corps. | ||
| 47 | HallMary F. Hall | 1959 | 16th Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1987–1991 | Nurse Corps | 1987 1987 | 1991 1991 | Director, Navy Nurse Corps. | ||
| 48 | WilmotLouise C. Wilmot | 1964 | Commander, Naval Base Philadelphia −1994 | URL | 1988 1988 | 1994 1994 | First woman to command a naval base. | ||
| 49 | StrattonMariann Stratton | 1966 | 17th Director, Navy Nurse Corps 1991–1994 | Nurse Corps | 19911991 | 19941994 | 17th Director, Navy Nurse Corps. | ||
| 50 | IbachMaryanne T. Gallagher Ibach | 1964 | Reserve Nurse Corps | 1990 1990 | 1995 1995 | First Reserve flag officer for Navy Nurse Corps. | |||
| 51 | LaughtonKatharine L. Laughton | 1963 | Commander, Naval Space Command, Dahlgren, VA 1995–1997 | Fleet Support | 1993 1993 | 1997 1997 | Retired. | ||
| 52 | FacklerNancy A. Fackler | 1962 | Deputy Director of the Navy Nurse Corps for Reserve Affairs | Reserve Nurse Corps | 1994 1994 | 1997 1997 | retired. | ||
| 53 | BarnesJacqueline O. (Allison) Barnes | ???? | Director, On-Site Inspection Directorate 1998–2000 | Fleet Support | 1996 1996 | 2000 2000 | Retired. | ||
| 54 | FishburneLillian E. Fishburne | 1973 (OCS) | Director, Information Transfer Division for the Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control Directorate ?-2001 | URL | 1998 1998 | 2001 2001 | First African-American woman to achieve flag rank. | ||
| 55 | DrewMarianne B. Drew | 1967 | Deputy Commander, Navy Personnel Command | Reserve, Fleet Support | 1998 1998 | 2002 2002 | Retired. | ||
| 56 | MarianoEleanor Mariano | 1977 | White House Physician | Medical Corps | 20002000 | 2001 2001 | First Filipino-American flag officer. | ||
| 57 | LevitreRosanne M. Levitre | 1973 (OCS) | Director of Intelligence, J2, U.S. Joint Forces Command | Intelligence | 20002000 | 2005 2005 | First Director, Navy Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), FORCEnet. First female Intel officer selected for flag rank in the United States Navy. | ||
| 58 | TurnerCarol I. Turner | 1977 | Senior Health Care Executive, U.S. Navy Commander, Navy Medicine Support Command | Dental Corps | 20032003 | 2008? | retired. First female Chief of the Naval Dental Corps, 2003–2007. | ||
| 59 | LoewerDeborah Loewer | 1976 (OCS) | Commander, Mine Warfare Command 2005–2006 | Surface Warfare | 20032003 | 20072007 | First warfare-qualified woman selected for flag rank in the United States Navy. | ||
| 60 | DulleaCynthia A. Dullea | 1980 (OIS) | Deputy Commander, Navy Medicine National Capital Area | Reserve | 20072007 | Currently serving. | |||
| 61 | YoungMaude Elizabeth Young | 1984 (USNA) | Director, Systems Engineering National Reconnaissance Office; Commander, SPAWAR Space Field Activity (SSFA), PEO for Space Systems, USN | URL | 20082008 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 62 | Eleanor V. Valentin | 1982 | Director, Medical Service Corps, Commander, Navy Medicine Support Command, Jacksonville, Florida | MSC | 20092009 | 16th director of the Medical Service Corps (first female director) | |||
| 63 | GrafRobin L. Graf | 1981 (OCS) | Deputy Commander, Navy Recruiting Command | URL | 20092009 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 64 | WebberDiane E. H. Webber | ? | Director for Command Control Systems, J6, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command | URL | 20092009 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 65 | PhillipsAnn Claire Phillips | 1983 (ROTC) | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two | Surface Warfare | 20102010 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 66 | HerbertGretchen S. Herbert | 1984 (ROTC) | Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) | URL | 20092010 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 67 | BrownPaula C. Brown | 1982 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering, U.S. Naval Forces Korea | CEC | 20102010 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 68 | RykowskiMargaret A. Rykowski | 1987 | Fleet Surgeon, Third Fleet | NNC | 20102010 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 69 | KibbenMargaret G. Kibben | 1986 (OIS) | Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, deputy chief of Navy Chaplains | Chaplain Corps | 20102010 | 18th Chaplain of the USMC, first female chaplain at USNA. | |||
| 70 | WagnerElaine C. Wagner | 1984 | Senior Health Care Executive | Dental Corps | 20102010 | Currently on active duty. Chief of the Naval Dental Corps, 2010 – present. | |||
| 71 | TigheJan Tighe | 1984 (USNA) | Deputy Director of Operations for U.S. Cyber Command | IW/Crypto | 20102010 | first female IW flag officer. | |||
| 72 | HerbMartha E. G. Herb | 1979 (OCS) | Director, Personnel Readiness and Community Support | Reserve | 20102010 | currently serving. | |||
| 73 | Coetzee Althea H. Coetzee | 1985 (USNA) | executive director, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement) | Supply Corps | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 74 | Huegel Valerie K. Huegel | 1980 (OCS) | Deputy Commander, Navy Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support | Supply Corps | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 75 | AdamsSandra E. Adams | 1981 (OCS) | Reserve Deputy Commander, Navy Region Midwest | ?? | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 76 | BonoRaquel C. Bono | 1979 | Command Surgeon, U.S. Pacific Command | Medical Corps | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 77 | McCormick-BoyleRebecca J. McCormick-Boyle | 1981 | Chief of Staff, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | Nurse Corps | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 78 | AndrewsAnnie B. Andrews | ?? (ROTC) | Director, Total Force Requirements Division (OPNAV N12) | Navy Human Resources Officer | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. | |||
| 79 | JaynesCindy L. Jaynes | 1983 (OCS) | Assistant Commander for Logistics and Industrial Operations, Naval Air Systems Command | AMDO | 20112011 | Currently on active duty. |
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