This officer is the first woman to serve as XO of a submarine
By Diana Stancy Correll
Dec 1, 02:21 AM
A woman is serving as the executive officer of a submarine for the first time — just over 10 years after the Silent Service opened to women.
Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan, who joined the Navy in 2010, reported for duty to the ballistic missile submarine Kentucky, based out of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington, as its executive officer Nov. 12.
Although Cowan, a Colorado Springs, Colorado native, planned to become an aviator after graduating from the University of Washington, her eyesight prevented her from pursuing that ambition. It prompted her to attend Nuclear Power School to become a submarine officer, which was barred to female officers until 2011.
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