The first woman to be able to fly a Navy helicopter has been commissioned as a commander of a US nuclear-powered carrier aircraft carrier.
Capt. After nine months of intensive training, Amy Bauernschmidt was promoted to the rank of commanding officer on the USS Abraham Lincoln. She set sail Monday for the Western Pacific.
She said, “This is an incredible day.” They will be doing exceptional work and I cannot wait to see them succeed.
After five sailors died in training, their helicopter crashed into a carrier’s deck. The aircraft then fell into the ocean.
Bauernschmidt had been in command of helicopters for 12 days before the tragedy.
She said, “It’s always hard and nobody is ready for it. Everyone deals with it their way.” “It was a difficult day that we will never forget.”
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From San Diego, on Monday, the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Lincoln will sail.
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt at a November cake-cutting ceremony
It sails amid rising tensions with China and Taiwan as well as the US-backed nations in the South China Sea, and Pacific. Beijing is taking increasingly hostile measures.
Rear Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, the Lincoln carrier strike group commander, did not address those ongoing foreign policy matters during a press conference on Monday.
But he made a comment about the rising number of coronavirus-related infections in the United States, that have been triggered by Omicron’s highly-infectious variant.
Amy Bauernschmidt is the commanding officer on board USS Abraham Lincoln’s U.S Navy aircraft carrier.
Anderson acknowledged that the strike group has some good cases. Anderson stated, “But… We’re very confident that our mission can be safely executed and effective.”
As per the federal mandate of President Joe Biden, all US sailors must be fully immunized by November 28. Anderson stated that 100 percent of strikeforce personnel were fully vaccinated.
Refusing to give the jab to Marines are being kicked out of the Corps. The Navy will do the same for sailors refusing.
Bauernschmidt’s latest accomplishment is another in her meteoric rise. She was the first woman to be second in command (executive officer) on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2016, the Lincoln.
Bauernschmidt stated in a Navy press release that the sailors were exceptional professionals and had worked hard to prepare them for deployment.
“They are completely prepared for today’s deployment and I have no doubt that they will proudly represent our country as we defend national interests.”
Bauernschmidt hails from Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and graduated in 1994 from the Naval Academy. This year also saw the first time that women could serve on combat planes.
As the Lincoln sets sail Monday under the first woman captain, a man passes it.
An unidentified tug boat can be seen near the Lincoln Monday
Bauernschmidt said that “that law completely changed my life,” to CBS News. “We were among the first to graduate knowing that we would be going to combat with our fellow soldiers.
“There will be times when you feel a bit nervous about doing something or scared that it might fail. But that’s okay. I mean… what’s the worst that’s gonna happen if I fail?’ Bauernschmidt said. Bauernschmidt said, “You know, if you fail, you get up. And you might realize that the thing you really want to do is another.”
After obtaining her wings in 1996 as a naval pilot, she flew with the Helicopter Antsubmarine Squadron Light (HSL 45) in San Diego.
Additionally, she served with USS John Young in maritime operations within the Northern Arabian Gulf.
She was later appointed to Command Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (HSM 70), supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on the USS George H.W. Bush.
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt received the rank of Captain by the Fiscal Year 2022 Aviation Major Command Screen Board. In 2016, she was pictured here
‘I hope to be a great leader and a mentor to men and women within the service. It’s still something that I find uncomfortable, however, it’s becoming easier to accept the responsibility and believe in it. Bauernschmidt spoke during a 2016 interview.
Bauernschmidt, who has more than 3000 hours of flight time in Naval helicopters on various aircraft carriers during her career, has served in places from Alaska to Southwest Asia. According to her Navy biographie.
Bauernschmidt currently serves as the commanding officer on the amphibious transport ship USS San Diego.
Bauernschmidt expressed his hope to be a strong leader and mentor to men and women serving in the military.
According to Bauernschmidt, service is about “contributing something greater than oneself,” Bauernschmidt explained to CBS News.
It is for me about supporting and protecting the Constitution of America. She said that it was also about the young people she leads every day. They’re amazing.