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Navy captain becomes 1st woman to command US nuclear carrier

Navy Carrier-Female Commander
Posted at 8:59 PM, Jan 04, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-04 23:59:38-05

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The USS Abraham Lincoln deployed this week from San Diego under the command of Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to lead a nuclear carrier in U.S. Navy history.

Bauernschmidt had served as the Abraham Lincoln’s executive officer from 2016 to 2019. She took over command from Capt. Walt Slaughter during a ceremony last August.

CBS 8 in San Diego reports the carrier deployed Monday from Naval Air Station North Island as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.