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Navy Adm. Michelle J. Howard, vice chief of naval operations and the first African American to command a U.S. Navy ship, shakes hands with sailors, July 7, 2009, when she was aboard the USS Fort McHenry as the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2.

Greeting Sailors

Navy Adm. Michelle J. Howard, vice chief of naval operations and the first African American to command a U.S. Navy ship, shakes hands with sailors, July 7, 2009, when she was aboard the USS Fort McHenry as the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2.

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