acting Director, OPNAV N31 (Information, Plans, Security Division) from April 2005 - May 2005, Vice Director, Standing Joint Forces HQ (SJFHQ), U.S. Joint Forces Command from December 2004 - September 2006, and Deputy Commander, United States Second Fleet from October 2006-June 2008. In June 2008, Carpenter assumed command of Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk, VA, where she served until August 19, 2011. On August 31, 2011, Admiral Carpenter became the 10th president of the State University of New York Maritime College. She is the first woman to serve as president of the college. She stepped down in late 2013. In January 2019, Admiral Carpenter was named Executive Director of the Captain Richard Phillips–Lane Kirkland Maritime Trust, a charitable trust the promotes advocacy for the U.S. maritime industry and the Merchant Marine. Awards and decorations Carpenter's awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3 awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (5 awards), Navy Achievement Medal, and several unit awards. She has successfully accumulated 3,500 military flight hours. Admiral Carpenter is "the first woman aviator to be promoted to an admiral in the Navy." Carpenter is a distinguished graduate of the Naval War College and completed the Capstone Military Leadership Program with class 06–02. Additionally, she has completed executive programs at the National Defense University, UNC Chapel Hill, Defense Acquisition University and the Navy Executive Business Course II (EBC II) at Babson College. See also Women in the United States Navy References External links Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) U.S. Navy Biography for RADM Carpenter. 1956 births Living people University of Georgia alumni Salve Regina University alumni Naval War College alumni United States Navy rear admirals (upper half) Female admirals of the United States Navy Presidents of the State University of New York Maritime College Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Women United States Naval Aviators Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) 21st-century American women Women heads of universities and colleges