Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan made history in 2022 when she became the first woman to serve as an XO on a U.S. Navy submarine. Service officials now say they expect to see a woman command a submarine by 2028.

The Navy’s newest attack submarine, the future USS New Jersey ... Then in 2010, former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates lifted the ban, allowing women to serve on submarines.

Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, U.S. Navy Submarine Force commander, arrives to a commissioning ceremony for USS New Jersey (SSN 796) at Naval Weapons Station Earle, N.J., on Sept. 14, 2024.

The Navy finally launched its first fully gender-integrated submarine on Saturday, some 14 years after female sailors were allowed to serve on the vessels. The sub, called the USS New Jersey, is a ...

The USS New Jersey is the 23rd Virginia-class submarine and the third Navy vessel to be named after the state. In 1900, New ...

The Navy received the New Jersey, its 23rd Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine in April 2024. The first fully integrated sub for mixed-gender crews, the New Jersey will join the fleet on Sept ...

The first Navy submarine designed and built for a mixed-gender crew will be commissioned this weekend. The future sub New Jersey is shown here during sea trials. (U.S. Navy) The Navy is slated to ...

The USS New Jersey is the first U.S. Navy submarine designed to accommodate both male and female sailors since the ban on women in subs was lifted in 2010.

One of the U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarines, the future USS Idaho ... 2025, the first in a groundbreaking fleet of 3,000-ton deadweight hopper barges, designed by Robert Allan Ltd. ...

The first submarine ... The ban on women staffing subs was lifted in 2010 by then Defense Secretary Robert ... more than 700 women are currently assigned to submarines, and in 2023, the Navy had ...

The USS New Jersey "is the first Virginia-class submarine designed and built for a full gender integrated crew," according to Naval Sea Systems Command. Delivered last April after eight years of ...