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For Immediate Release: September 25, 2009
Contact: Adrienne Ammerman, 202-588-5180
NAVY INTENDS TO ALLOW WOMEN ON SUBMARINES
NWLC Praises Navy, Calls for Quick Implementation
(Washington, DC) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead issued comments on Thursday confirming their intention to allow women to serve on board submarines.
The following is a statement by Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC):
“We commend Navy officials for committing to expand opportunities for women in the Navy – specifically by lifting the ban on women on submarines. This is a heartening first step toward opening all positions in the Armed Services to women, who have proven their value and valor under fire in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. We look forward to working with the Navy to implement this policy as quickly as possible.”
To learn more about NWLC’s work around women in the military, visit http://www.nwlc.org/display.cfm?section=military. To interview Nancy Duff Campbell contact Adrienne Ammerman at aammerman@nwlc.org or at 202-588-5180.
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