United States Navy (USN), United States Navy (USN) Promotes Michelle Howard To 4-Star Admiral
Story ID Number: NNS140701-09 @ 2014-07-01 T 10:18 −4
Admiral (Adm) Michelle J. Howard promoted in her new appointment as Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO). She was in command of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 02 and the multinational Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 aboard the flagship USS Boxer (LHD-04) during 2009 conducting counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden (GoA) and therefore spearheaded the successful coordinated DEVGRU "SEAL Team Six" rescue of Captain Richard Phillips captured and held as hostage from the hijacked MV Maersk Alabama (IMO 9164263) by Somalian pirates [01] [02] [03].
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