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.

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’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.

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 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.

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 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, designed for a co-ed crew, is set to join the US fleet on Saturday. A ban on women serving on US submarines was lifted in 2010, leading to hundreds joining the service. Future ...

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 ...