 Welcome to All Hands Update. I'm Petty Officer Jessica Bedwell. Nearly 100 years ago, former Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, announced that women were eligible to enlist in the Navy. Fleet Master Chief April Beldo, currently the only woman serving as a Fleet Master Chief in the Navy, celebrated this commemoration at the Surface Warfare Officer's School Command Unit March 27. During the celebration, Beldo spoke on her struggles of being a female sailor and acknowledges the challenges and achievements of women who have pushed through before her, and those who are currently serving in leadership positions today. Beldo said we are here to celebrate us. It is our time. March has been recognized as Women's History Month since 1987. To read more about women's history and women's contributions to the Navy, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.