Vice Admiral Michelle Howard

  On December 20, 2013, the U.S.  senate confirmed Vice Adm. Michelle Howard for the service’s No. 2 post, making her the first female four-star admiral in the Navy’s 238-year history. Her promotion to vice chief of naval operations, expected for early 2014, will also make her the first African-American woman to attain four-star rank in Pentagon history. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military