Amy Bauernschmidt

Amy Bauernschmidt is the kind of trailblazer I think deserves far more recognition. Becoming the first woman to command a United States Navy aircraft carrier, taking the helm of the USS Abraham Lincoln in August 2021, is a milestone that took decades of barriers to break. What impresses me is the full arc: she served as executive officer first, then earned the top job, so this was no token appointment but a career proven step by step. Coming out of Milwaukee and trained at the Naval War College, she struck me as someone who let competence do the talking. A quiet, history-making leader.

Name (English)

Amy Bauernschmidt

Name (Japanese)

エイミー・バウアーンシュミット

Reading

えいみー・ばうあーんしゅみっと

Born

December 4, 1970 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dog

Origin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Occupation

naval officer

University

Naval War College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• Wisconsin
• naval officer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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