Friday, February 3, 2023

Celebrating Black History Month: Capt. Janet Days, first black woman CO of Naval Station Norfolk today!



Today, February 3, 2022, Captain Janet Days will be sworn in as Commanding Officer of the Naval Station in Norfolk, becoming the first black woman to attain that position. She was born in Chicago and graduated from Old Dominion University in 1999 with a BS in Business. Later, she achieved her MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School and earned the Naval War College command and staff diploma. 

She has served as the Destroyer Squadron 28 material officer and staff director on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.  She has also served in Afghanistan as the Joint Staff, J7 liaison. 


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