Rear Adm. Lilian Fishburne
Rear Adm. Lilian Fishburne, shown middle in the above photo taken in 2015, was the first Black woman to hold the rank of rear admiral. Appointed by President Bill Clinton (1998), Fishburne retired from the Navy in 2001. (Also shown in the photo are Rear Adm. Annie Andrews, left, and Adm. Michelle Howard)