US Navy fatigue pants worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Propper International, Inc., founded 1967
label: Worn by
content: Admiral Michelle Janine Howard, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: A 1982 Naval Academy graduate, Michelle Howard commanded Task Force 151 in 2009, which freed Captain Richard Phillips and other hostages from the Maersk Alabama. In 2014, she became the first female four-star admiral in the Navy, as well as the highest-ranking Black woman in the military, and was appointed vice chief of naval operations.
label: Description
content: A pair of US Navy fatigue pants worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half). The straight leg pants are made from a brown, tan, and beige toned camouflage print nylon and cotton blend fabric. They close at the center front waist with four (4) tan plastic buttons hidden by an additional placket. There are seven (7) self-fabric belt loops around the waist band, as well as adjustable side waist straps of tan canvas tape with a black metal buckle. There are two (2) inset pockets, one at each side waist. There are two (2) pleated patch pockets, one on each leg above the knee, with a flap closure that fastens with two (2) tan plastic buttons hidden by a placket. There is a self-fabric rectangular patch on each knee and a rounded self-fabric crotch patch. The hem of the pant legs contain a tan ribbon. The pants have two (2) back waist inset pockets with a flap closure that fastens with two (2) tan plastic buttons hidden by a placket. Above the proper right back pocket is a rectangular patch with embroidery in brown reading "HOWARD". A manufacturer tag is sewn at the center back waist band that reads "PROPPER / THE BRAND THAT'S BATTLE TESTED". Two additional tags with size, style, and fiber content are sewn at the interior proper right back side waist.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.146.2.3
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: nylon and cotton blend fabric with plastic buttons and nylon ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 42 1/2 × 17 1/4 in. (108 × 43.8 cm)