The Navy has announced that Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, who became the first woman to command a U.S. aircraft carrier when she took the helm of the USS Abraham Lincoln in August 2021, has been nominated for promotion to rear admiral, making her the first woman to achieve that rank as well. Capt. Julie Treanor and Capt. Dianna Wolfson, two other women, are also on the promotion list. About 6.8% of active-duty officers in the Navy’s highest ranks are women, according to the Defense Department’s 2021 annual demographics report.