Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, left, promotes Vice Adm. Michelle Howard to the rank of admiral at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial. Howard's husband, Wayne Cowles, helped pin her new rank on while Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathon Greenert looks on. Along with being the first female to be promoted to Admiral, Howard will be the first female to assume the position of Vice Chief of Naval Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released)