Yvette M. Davids

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Yvette M. Davids
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Birth nameYvette Marie Gonzalez
Born (1967-03-29) 29 March 1967 (age 54)
Bexar County, Texas[1]
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1989–present
RankUS-O8 insignia.svg Rear Admiral
Commands held
AwardsLegion of Merit (2)

Yvette Marie Davids (born 29 March 1967)[1][2] is a United States Navy rear admiral. She is the first Hispanic American woman to command a Navy ship.[3]

Early life and education[]

Yvette Marie Gonzalez grew up in San Antonio, Texas.[4] She graduated with a B.S. in Oceanography from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 and was commissioned as an ensign.[5] While studying at the Naval Academy she earned All-America Crew honors in Intercollegiate Sailing for both 1987 and 1989.[6] She later received an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 2002 and an M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2012.[4]

Career[]

Yvette Davids served as executive officer of the destroyers USS Higgins (DDG-76) and USS Benfold (DDG-65).[4] She later commanded the frigate USS Curts (FFG-38) from April 2007 to November 2008,[7] becoming the first Hispanic American woman to command a Navy warship.[3]

Yvette Davids assumed command of the cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) from Capt. Michael J. Ford in San Diego on 8 November 2012.[8] She was relieved of command by Capt. Sterling W. Dawley in Singapore on 3 October 2014.[9]

Her promotion to rear admiral (lower half) was authorized by the U.S. Senate on 25 May 2017.[10] Yvette Davids served as senior military advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.[4] Davids assumed command of Carrier Strike Group 11 in May 2019.[11] She was succeeded by Rear Admiral in May 2020.[12] Her promotion to rear admiral (upper half) had been approved by the Senate on 20 March 2020.[13]

Personal[]

Yvette Davids is the daughter of William E. Gonzalez and Magda Margarita (Matos) Gonzalez.[1]

Yvette Davids is married to Rear Admiral Keith B. Davids, a 1990 Naval Academy graduate[14] and Navy SEAL officer.[15] They have twin sons. As of July 2020, her husband, RADM Keith Davids, was serving as the commander of (SOCSOUTH).[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Birth Index, 1903-1997. Austin, Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services.
  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1990. p. 181. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ a b Zimmerman, Elizabeth (1 October 2008). ""Las Primera" Latina to Command a Navy Ship Honored at Gala". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  5. ^ "PN151 — Navy". U.S. Congress. March 1989. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ^ "Intercollegiate Sailing". Navy Sports. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  7. ^ "USS Curts (FFG 38)". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  8. ^ Wasko, Claire (8 November 2012). "USS Bunker Hill Holds Change of Command". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  9. ^ "New Commander aboard USS Bunker Hill". navaltoday.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  10. ^ "PN111-1 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  11. ^ https://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=1020[dead link]
  12. ^ "Nimitz Change Of Command Ceremony". dvidshub.net. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  13. ^ "PN1627 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  14. ^ "PN1011 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 9 March 1990. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  15. ^ "Mental Toughness Underlies Passion for Sailing". Ethos Live. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  16. ^ "Rear Admiral Keith Davids". navy.mil. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

External links[]

Media related to Yvette M. Davids at Wikimedia Commons

Military offices
Preceded by
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 Senior Military Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
201?–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Donald D. Gabrielson
 Commander of Carrier Strike Group 11
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Chief of Staff of the United States Southern Command
2020–present 		Incumbent
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