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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 .
Rear Admiral Katherine Louise Gregory [1] (born January 27, 1961) is the first female flag officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC). She assumed command of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific on July 9, 2010, and took command of all NAVFAC as the highest-ranked civil engineer in the navy in 2012.
Four-star officers serving as chairman [70] or vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [70] do not count against their service's general- or flag-officer cap, likewise for joint positions such as the unified combatant commanders, [71] the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, [71] and the chief [72] and vice chief of the National Guard Bureau.
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]
Barbara Bencomo has been in Las Cruces city government for 14 years, and has just gotten national recognition for her work.
Of the 39 officers of flag rank in the Royal Navy in 2006, very few were "flag officers" with entitlement to fly a flag. For example, a Commander-in-Chief Fleet flies an admiral's flag whether ashore or afloat and is a "flag officer". The chief of staff (support), a rear admiral, is not entitled to fly a flag and is an "officer of flag rank ...
When it comes to gold medals, the women's side seems better positioned to crack American dominance as NFL fans pencil in Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill for a U.S. men's dream team in Los Angeles.