First female strike group commander takes over Thursday

The Virginian Pilot ^ | July 27, 2010 | Bill Sizemore

[republicangel]

#1. I only excerpt a tiny bit, so as not to antagonize any lawyers that want to sue Free Republic.

#2. I choose not to put any thing in the comment section. I like to see what the first response from the Freepers is going to be. I don’t really care if you find it interesting or not.

#3. You are awfully grumpy.

[behzinlea]

Excellent point. We must keep in mind that the abominable screech owl Graf was well on her way to admiral rank, too. It's hard to know whether Tyson got to the pinnacle by demonstrating true ability and outstanding leadership, or if she was "helped" to pass more deserving officers by politically-sensitive senior officers anxious to curry favor with powerful Democrats.

That's the problem with gender games and affirmative action: they always cast a shadow on the achievements of the persons they are designed to unfairly benefit.

And I say to any FReepers who are offended by this post: take it up with the jackasses who use the military as their personal labaratory for carrying out liberal social experiments.

[republicangel]

Norfolk is a big Navy town if you didn’t know. She is the first female to hold this job and Yes it is a big deal.

[republicangel]

You are right, that is the problem with gender and race games. I’m always (probably naively) hoping for the best.

[smokingfrog]

OK. Now I’m wondering what her husband (or significant other) looks like.

[sionnsar]

Hey. That picture speak volumes.

She needs a better beautician. If married too, so much the better for her!

General impression from one who never served but with a few Navy contacts: She also looks like she might be reasonably competent. Looks can be deceiving, though, and I'm not going to quote a relative about the Navy (it's small).

[SeaHawkFan]

No way in the world would a man with such a weak background get this kind of an assignment. A man with that resume would never get promoted to Captain.

[Squantos]

Yer not sayin even drunk sailors or marines wouldn’t ?

I think its sexist to mention her “rear” being admirable etc.....

All honesty an joking aside I hope she does well....

[republicangel]

Got proof?

[GladesGuru]

“This photo neither helps my eyes, nor my confidence that the U.S. Military is good for women.”

Command comes with unavoidable stress factors.

[republicangel]

I love your homepage by the way.

[STARWISE]

Rear Admiral Nora W. Tyson
Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific
(COMLOG WESTPAC)

A native of Memphis, Tenn., Rear Adm. Tyson graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in English. She attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., receiving her commission in the U.S. Navy in December of that year.

Tyson reported for flight training in Pensacola, Fla., after serving a brief tour ashore in Washington, D.C. She earned her wings as a naval flight officer in 1983.

She served three tours in Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 4 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., and Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., including one as commanding officer. She also commanded the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), leading the Navy’s contributions to disaster relief efforts on the U.S. Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and deploying twice to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Other tours at sea included duty as Assistant Operations Officer aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Lexington (AVT 16) and as Navigator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

Ashore, she served as Airborne Communications Officer Course instructor and officer in charge at Naval Air Maintenance Training Depot 1079, NAS Patuxent River, Md. She has also completed tours on the Joint Staff as a political-military planner in the Asia-Pacific Division of the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate; as executive assistant for the assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; as director of staff for Commander, Naval Forces Europe/Commander 6th Fleet, and, most recently, as executive assistant for the Chief of Naval Operations.

Tyson earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Affairs from U.S. Naval War College in 1995.

Rear Adm. Tyson is currently serving as CTF-73, Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific, in Singapore

http://www.clwp.navy.mil/RDML%20Tyson%20Bio.htm

[4yearlurker]

That's the first time I've seen a woman with a comb-over toupee.

[Ready4Freddy]

No idea who Holly Graf is.

First female Navy Captain to get her ass relieved of duty on the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens. ;>)

[sionnsar]

OK. Now I’m wondering what her husband (or significant other) looks like.

Um. Why does that matter?

My lovely bride is no longer a big head-turner (age and illnesses have taken something of a toll for both of us) but engage her in conversation and you shortly realize you're dealing with no dummy (her IQ is higher than mine, but we're not going there) and she'll follow your chat through with a dozen-odd languages AND some dialects, a tour of Western literature I won't touch though I haven't yet introduced her to the Russian classics (albeit in English, and Pushkin Does Not Translate), and much more.

And a heart of gold that supports various Christian prison ministry outreaches such as Kairos and individual support ministries. Not to mention a sweet heart (most of the time *\;-).

Husband could be ugly as all get out, and still be an absolute jewel. And possibly more so than the self-absorbed handsome hunk, though maybe handsome hunks can be jewels too. -

[dennisw]

Holy cow. This misbegotten soul should be cutting blubber from a whale. She is qualified for nothing above that

Did anyone see Shirley Sherrod's superior at USDA who told her she had to resign because she was going to be featured exposed (a lie) on the Glen Beck show? This woman was a Jabba the Hut sized obvious lesbian.... Cheryl Cook. All I have to say is DC is freak show central. The freaks in Hollywood make movies while the freaks and sexual misfits in DC wield power and tax us mercilessly

 

Cheryl Cook, Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Cheryl Cook was appointed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as Deputy Under Secretary for USDA Rural Development on April 10, 2009. In this position, Cook manages policies and programs in Rural Development's three main areas: Business and Cooperatives, Housing and Community Facilities, and Utilities. Cook served from May 1993 until March 2000 as Rural Development's Pennsylvania State Director. She also worked in USDA's Washington, D.C. office, specializing in food, nutrition and housing program delivery. Between Federal appointments, Cook served as Deputy Secretary for Marketing and Economic Development at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. She previously worked for the Keystone Development Center, a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania that helps new and emerging cooperatives. She was a member of the National Farmers Union's public policy staff, focusing on dairy, credit, and environmental issues. She also maintained a private law practice. Cook received her bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., and a law degree from The Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pa. (April 2009)

 

[1rudeboy]

This thread makes me sad to think of the direction where FR is heading.

[Bryan24]

What an unbelievable lame biography. How did she merit this command?

[dennisw]

No idea who Holly Graf is.

First female Navy Captain to get her ass relieved of duty on the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens. ;>)

Because all she did was rampage around (on that command) and insult the people below her. Obviously mentally unbalanced,  to say the least. I'm sure she is kicking back now on a nice Navy pension and can chase all the tail she wants

[SeaHawkFan]

Read her biography; it’s obvious that she cannot possibly be among those most qualified for this position.