Navy Flag (Admiral) moves include 1st woman CSG commander
Military • February 2010 • Views: 284
Staff report
Posted : Thursday Jan 28, 2010 19:55:16 EST
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier will be the first to have its strike group commanded by a woman, according to an announcement Thursday.
Rear Adm. Nora Tyson has been assigned as the next commander of the Norfolk, Va.,-based Carrier Strike Group 2, which includes the carrier George H.W. Bush, according to an announcement from the Pentagon. Lt. Justin Cole, a Navy spokesman, said Tyson would be the first woman to command a carrier strike group in Navy history.