Question: Facts: - website: http://www.navy.mil/ - caption: howard in june 2014 - birth name: michelle janine howard - birth date: 30 april 1960 - name: michelle j. howard - image size: 275px - image: admiral michelle j. howard vcno.jpg border - birth place: march air force base Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michelle j. howard .
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michelle janine howard -lrb- born april 30 , 1960 -rrb- is a united states navy admiral who currently serves as the 38th vice chief of naval operations .prior to that , she served as the deputy chief of naval operations for operations , plans and strategy -lrb- n3/n5 -rrb- .howard has achieved many historical firsts throughout her naval career .she was the first african-american woman to achieve three star rank and the rank of admiral in the u.s. navy .she was the first african-american woman to command a u.s. navy ship , the .in 2006 , she was selected for the rank of rear admiral -lrb- lower half -rrb- , making her the first admiral selected from the u.s. naval academy class of 1982 and the first female graduate of the u.s. naval academy selected for flag rank .on july 1 , 2014 , howard became the first woman to become a four-star admiral .as vice chief of naval operations , which she began that same day , she is the first african-american and the first woman to hold that post .