Shoshana Chatfield Explained

Shoshana S. Chatfield[1]
Order:57th
President of the Naval War College
Term Start:August 1, 2019
Term End:June 23, 2023
Predecessor:Jeffrey A. Harley
Successor:Peter A. Garvin
Birth Date:5 October 1965
Birth Place:Orange County, California[2]
Spouse:David Scovel[3]
Module:
Embed:yes
Serviceyears:1988–present
Module2:
Child:yes
Alma Mater:
Thesis Title:Restoring confidence: A qualitative study of the experience of interim commanding officers in U.S. Navy operational units
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/302696437/
Thesis Year:2009
Doctoral Advisor:Mary Woods Scherr
Discipline:
  • Political science
  • Leadership development
Workplaces:

Shoshana Simone Chatfield[4] (born October 5, 1965)[2] [5] is a United States Navy vice admiral, and served as the president of the Naval War College from 2019 to 2023. She is the first woman to ever hold that position.[6] On February 13, 2023, Rear Admiral Chatfield was nominated for promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral and assignment as the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium.[7] She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 13, 2023.[8]

Early life and education

Shoshana Chatfield hails from Garden Grove, California, graduating from Pacifica High School in 1983.[9] She then received her bachelor's degree in International Relations and French from Boston University in 1987. After she received a commission in the Navy, she would attend the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and receive a Master's degree in Public Administration. Admiral Chatfield would go on to receive a Doctorate of education from the University of San Diego.

Military career

Admiral Chatfield commissioned through Boston University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program, and qualified as a naval helicopter pilot in 1989. She's flown the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, and the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk while attached to Helicopter Combat Support and Helicopter Sea Combat squadrons.

She has commanded several military units, including Joint Region Marianas and, most recently, the Naval War College.

From 2001 to 2004 she was an assistant professor of political science at the United States Air Force Academy.

In February 2023, Chatfield was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as the United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee.[17]

Honors and awards

In addition to her military honors, Admiral Chatfield has received recognition from the government of Guam for her leadership and contributions to the island.[18] In 2009, she was named as one of Boston University's distinguished alumni.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Navy.mil Leadership Biographies . . 2019-08-03 . https://archive.today/20190804023632/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=880 . 2019-08-04 .
  2. Book: Birth Index, 1905-1995 . State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics . Sacramento, California.
  3. Last Call . United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation . 81 . 3 . 151 . April–May 2018 . 2019-08-03 . Shipmate.
  4. Web site: Establishment of the Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X . 2019-08-04 . January 2015 . US Navy.
  5. Book: Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty . October 1, 1990 . 154 . Bureau of Naval Personnel . 2021-06-25.
  6. Web site: US Naval War College gets its 1st woman president, Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield . 2019-08-03 . 2019-06-15 . CNN.
  7. Flag Officer Announcement . 2023-02-14 . https://archive.today/20240106163051/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3298599/flag-officer-announcement/ . 2024-01-06 . live.
  8. Web site: 2023-12-13 . PN311 — Rear Adm. Shoshana S. Chatfield — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024) . 2024-01-26 . U.S. Congress.
  9. Book: The Reef . 1983 . 154 . Pacifica High School . Garden Grove, California.
  10. Web site: PN1766 — Rear Adm. (lh) Shoshana S. Chatfield — Navy . 2020-06-13 . 2020-05-21 .
  11. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), January 2023. 2022-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20221231073520/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/January%202023%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=5FYKQhEsR9a6Rueh_zQb5A%3D%3D. 2022-12-31. MyNavyHR.
  12. Web site: PN456 — Capt. Shoshana S. Chatfield — Navy . https://archive.today/20190804042337/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/456 . 2019-08-04 . 2019-08-03. 2015-05-21 .
  13. Web site: FY-16 Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Line Selection . https://archive.today/20190804042803/https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/ALNAVS/ALN2015/ALN15037.txt . 2019-08-03 . 2019-08-04.
  14. Web site: Active-Duty Navy promotions to the permanent or temporary grades of Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander, and Lieutenant, Line and Staff corps, and Chief Warrant Officer . 2019-08-04 . 2019-08-03 . https://archive.today/20190804043107/https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents2/NAVADMINS2/NAV2009/NAV09025.txt . 2009-01-24.
  15. Web site: Active Duty Navy promotions to the permanent or temporary grades of Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander, and Lieutenant, Line and Staff corps, and Chief Warrant Officer W4, and W3 . https://archive.today/20190804043756/https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents2/NAVADMINS2/NAV2002/nav02254.txt . 2019-08-04 . 2019-08-03.
  16. Web site: Proceedings and Debates of the 104th Congress, Second Session . 2019-08-03 . 1996-09-09.
  17. Web site: Flag Officer Announcement. 2023-02-14. 2023-02-15. U.S. Department of Defense.
  18. Web site: Commander gets resolution as her Guam assignment ends . 2019-07-19 . The Guam Daily Post.
  19. Web site: Boston University Arts and Science Magazine . Fall 2009 . 28 . 2019-08-03.

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