 All hands sat down with Rear Admiral Raquel Bono to talk about her naval service. She was commissioned in 1979, attended medical school, and was the first female to complete a surgery training program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. After her training, she deployed in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She is the 11th Chief Naval Medical Corps. Throughout her career, Bono has strived to set an example of character, courage and commitment to her three daughters. With my three girls, one of the things that I was dedicated to doing is that I would want them, all three of my girls, I would want them to pursue whatever they wanted, knowing that they didn't have to ask whether or not their gender was going to be an issue. Read more about women's history and women's contributions to the Navy on the Naval History and Heritage Command website. For more information on the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Tony Rosa.