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Billie J. Farrell

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Billie J. Farrell
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Commander Farrell (May 2020)
Personal details
Born 1982/1983 (age 42–43)
Spouse Paul Farrell
Children 2
Occupation Sailor
Education
Military career
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 2004–present
Rank Commander
Unit
Commands held USS Constitution

Billie J. Farrell (born 1982/1983) is an officer in the United States Navy.

Personal life[]

Born in 1982 or 1983,[1] Billie J. Farrell hails from Paducah, Kentucky.[2] She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in political science,[3] and has a 2009 Master of Science in operations management from the University of Arkansas.[4] As of January 2022, Farrell and her husband, fellow naval officer Paul Farrell, lived in Charlestown, Boston with their two children aged six and three.[5]

US Navy[]

Commander Billie J. Farrell (January 2021) (cropped)

Commander Farrell in her chronistic Constitution uniform (January 2022)

Farrell's first Navy assignment was aboard USS Vella Gulf (CG-72), first as electrical officer and then as navigator. She was then assigned to Millington, Tennessee before reporting to USS San Jacinto (CG-56) as weapons officer and then combat systems officer. Following her return to the US Naval Academy as the deputy director for professional development, Farrell was assigned to the Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic as the deputy N3.[3] After a stint as the executive officer of USS Vicksburg (CG-69),[2] on 21 January 2022, Commander Farrell was assigned to USS Constitution for a two-year assignment as the first woman commanding officer in the ship's 224-year history.[5]

As of February 2021, Farrell had received two Meritorious Service Medals, four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and three Meritorious Unit Commendations.[3]

References[]

  1. ↑ Pratt, Mark (2022-01-21). "'Perfect leader': Woman takes command of USS Constitution" (in en). Boston.com. https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/01/21/perfect-leader-woman-takes-command-of-uss-constitution/. "Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell took command Friday of the Navy's most historic vessel." 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Billie J. Farrell, first woman to command the 224-year-old warship USS Constitution, takes over this week" (in en). CBS News. 2022-01-17. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-constitution-first-woman-commander-billie-j-farrell/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "CMDR. Billie J. Farrell" (in en). Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic. 2021-02-23. https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Leadership/All-Leadership/Article/2512039/executive-officer-uss-vicksburg-cg-69/. "Executive Offiver, USS Vicksburg (CG 69)" 
  4. ↑ Bartlette, DeLani (2022-01-21). "U of A Alumna Named First Woman Commander of USS Constitution" (in en). University of Arkansas. https://news.uark.edu/articles/58719/u-of-a-alumna-named-first-woman-commander-of-uss-constitution. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 MacQuarrie, Brian (2022-01-21). "New commander of USS Constitution to blend old, new in keeping Navy showpiece ship-shape" (in en). The Boston Globe. ISSN 0743-1791. OCLC 66652431. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-commander-of-uss-constitution-to-blend-old-new-in-keeping-navy-showpiece-ship-shape/ar-AAT1GCo. 
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