Loretta Walsh: The Navy’s First Female Chief Petty Officer. ... She served during World War I, later working at a naval hospital before passing away from tuberculosis at 29.

NMCP officers and chief petty officers gather for a group photo wearing their combination or ‘bucket’ covers on Oct. 30, 2018. US Navy Photo The pushback against a unisex cover, though, was ...

Pinning day was Navy-wide, as 4,704 active, 448 selected reserve and 262 full-time support first class petty officers were admitted to the chief's mess, according to The Navy Times.

The U.S. Navy Chief of Information on Saturday moved to properly recognize a "heroic" Black World War II sailor for swimming through the night for hours to save 15 wounded sailors.