160614-N-LV331-004 ARLINGTON, Va. (June 14, 2016) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus signs a graphic representation of the future guided missile destroyer USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. Higbee served as the superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I and was the first female recipient of the Navy Cross. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released)