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.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith meets with command leadership at NAS Oceana and tours its facilities, Jan. 27,2022. (Photos from Twitter account of the Master Chief Petty ...

Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Bill Plackett died Friday at age ... and enlisted in 1956 at 19. He had been enchanted by watching sailors return from World War II, his daughter, ...