US Navy fatigue jacket worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)
National Museum of African American History and Culture

US Navy fatigue jacket worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)

Propper International, Inc., founded 1967 · 2009

nylon and cotton blend fabric with plastic buttons
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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