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Date of Birth
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30-April-1960
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Place of Birth
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Riverside County
(California, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, Greater Los Angeles Area, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Michelle Howard, Michelle Janine Howard, Vice Admiral Michelle Howard
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Profession
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Military Officer
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Michelle Janine Howard is a United States Navy admiral who currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy. She is the first African-American woman to achieve three star rank in the U.S. Armed Forces as well as being the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore.
In 2006, she was selected for the rank of rear admiral, making her the first admiral selected from the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1982 and the first female graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy selected for admiral. On December 13, 2013 she was nominated to become the U.S. Navy's first female four-star admiral and the first female to be nominated for the position of Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
On December 20, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed Howard's nomination for promotion to admiral and assignment as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
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