US Navy fatigues 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: Manufactured by
content: Soffe, American, founded 1946
label: Manufactured by
content: SEKRI, Inc., founded 1971
label: Manufactured by
content: Altama, founded 1969
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: These US Navy fatigues were worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half) while serving as the coordinator of the mission to rescue Captain Richard Phillips, who was captured by Somali pirates after they attacked the merchant ship Maersk Alabama in 2009. The fatigues include a camouflage cap (.1), a camouflage flak jacket (.2), a pair of camouflage pants (.3), an olive brown t-shirt (.4), an olive brown thermal undershirt (.5), and a pair of tan combat boots (.6ab).
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 - Fashion and Historical
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
objectType: label: Type
content: military uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.