ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The United States Naval Academy announced the selection of the first Black female brigade commander. Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, Ill, was selected for ...

"This young woman, Midshipman Sydney Barber, will be the first Black Female Brigade Commander at the U.S. Naval Academy. 40 years later. Thank you, Sydney! Love you!” ...

Barber is the first Black female brigade commander at the academy, and will lead midshipmen during the spring 2021 semester. Barber said she sees the role as the best way to reach the most midshipmen.

That's according to a briefing presented by Lt. Victoria Parrish, the Navy's Women in Submarines coordinator at Submarine Force Atlantic.. For fiscal 2024, there were 87 female officer accessions ...

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michelle I. Macander, then-commanding officer of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sits with her family during a change of command ceremony in 2018 ...

A Black woman will lead 4,400 of her peers at the U.S. Naval Academy for the first time in the institution’s 175-year history, officials said Monday. As brigade commander, Midshipman 1st Class ...

Lt. Col. Christopher O’Melia was relieved as the commander of 1st Battalion, ... Navy fires entire command team ... The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon is getting its first female commander ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ Beth Lambert joined the Navy as a teenager in 1978 hoping to see the world. Navy's 1st female command master chief retires Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Rear Adm. Kristin Acquavella became the first female commander of the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Support System during a change-in-command ceremony in Mechanicsburg, Pa. on Friday.

First Latina Warship Commander Heads to Annapolis as Naval Academy’s First Female Superintendent by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Dec. 24, 2023, 11:45 p.m. Dec. 25, 2023, 7:59 a.m ...

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.