LCDR Darlene M. Iskra smiles for the camera shortly after her appointment as commanding officer of the salvage ship USS OPPORTUNE (ARS-41).  Iskra's appointment represents the first time that a woman has been assigned to command a U.S. Navy ship.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy, OPA-NARA II-2015/12/04
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