10 Facts About Deborah Loewer

Deborah A Loewer was the first warfare qualified woman promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy.

Deborah Loewer was frocked to the rank of rear admiral on October 1,2003 and retired in 2007.

Deborah Loewer was commissioned as an ensign on 17 December 1976 after graduating as the top ranking female student and second in her class of 110 students at the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.

Deborah Loewer was the first female battalion commander at Naval Officer Candidate School.

Deborah Loewer was selected to be one of the first women officers in Surface Warfare and in 1979 graduated number one in her class at the Surface Warfare Officer Basic Course in Newport, Rhode Island.

Deborah Loewer was selected for rear admiral while she was in this position.

Deborah Loewer became vice commander of the Military Sealift Command in July 2003, headquartered in Washington, DC as such, Rear Admiral Loewer was second-in-command of a global transportation agency with a workforce of more than 8,000 and a fleet of more than 120 active ships whose primary mission is to move US military cargo for deployed US forces.

Deborah Loewer became the commander of Mine Warfare Command on 13 January 2005.

Deborah Loewer received her Bachelor of Science degree in theoretical mathematics and computer science from Wright State University in 1976.

Deborah Loewer was selected as an Olmsted Scholar and studied at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and the Goethe Institute in Stuttgart, Germany.