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US Navy dress uniform hat worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as commander
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US Navy dress uniform hat worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as commander

Kingform Cap Company, Inc., founded 1955 · 1999

a: plastic, cotton canvas, synthetic fiber, and metal;
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A 1982 Naval Academy graduate, Michelle Howard commanded Task Force 151 in 2009, which freed Captain Richard Phillips and other hostages from the Maersk Alabama. In 2014, she became the first female four-star admiral in the Navy, as well as the highest-ranking Black woman in the military, and was appointed vice chief of naval operations.

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