He had the black and gold shoulder boards of a rear admiral and a chest full of ribbons and carried himself with the confidence such a high rank bestows. He said he was a veteran who had served ...

If she had been promoted just a few years earlier, she would have pinned on two stars and her rank would have been rear admiral lower half. If she had been promoted a few years later, she still ...

Michelle Howard was promoted Tuesday to a four-star admiral and assumed her new duties ... first - when I called to order, a four-star shoulder board for women - they didn't exist.