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This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired.They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense, with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security.
Pages in category "Female generals and flag officers of the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Women worked as nurses for the Union Navy during the American Civil War.In 1890, Ann Bradford Stokes, who during the American Civil War had worked as a nurse on the navy hospital ship USS Red Rover, where she assisted Sisters of the Holy Cross, was granted a pension of $12 a month, making her the first American woman to receive a pension for her own service in the military.
The Coast Guard gained its first female flag officer in 2000 when Vivien Crea was promoted to rear admiral. [21] Women in the Coast Guard served in the Iraq War from 2003 until 2011. [22] [31] [32] [33] In 2006 Vivien Crea became the first female Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the Coast Guard’s first female vice admiral ...
The Women at Sea (WAS) Distribution and Assignment Working Group was established in the U.S. Navy. [5] The Army National Guard promoted the first woman to major general. [1] First woman in the U.S. Coast Guard promoted to Flag Officer: RADM Vivien Crea. [6] First woman in the U.S. Coast Guard promoted to Reserve RADM: Mary P. O'Donnell, USCGR. [3]
The U.S. Navy promoted a female line officer, Fran McKee, to flag rank in 1976. RADM McKee thus became the first Navy woman who was not a nurse to achieve star rank, as well as the first female unrestricted line officer appointed to flag rank. [7] [50] Women began attending U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. [7]
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