Shoshana Chatfield

Shoshana Simone Chatfield (born October 5, 1965) is a United States Navy vice admiral, and served as the president of the Naval War College from 2019 to 2023. She is the first woman to ever hold that position. On February 13, 2023, Rear Admiral Chatfield was nominated for promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral and assignment as the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 13, 2023.

Early life and education
Shoshana Chatfield hails from Garden Grove, California, graduating from Pacifica High School in 1983. She then received her bachelor's degree in International Relations and French from Boston University in 1987. After she received a commission in the Navy, she would attend the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and receive a Master's degree in Public Administration. Admiral Chatfield would go on to receive a Doctorate of education from the University of San Diego.

Military career
Admiral Chatfield commissioned through Boston University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program, and qualified as a naval helicopter pilot in 1989. She's flown the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, and the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk while attached to Helicopter Combat Support and Helicopter Sea Combat squadrons.

She has commanded several military units, including Joint Region Marianas and, most recently, the Naval War College.

From 2001 to 2004 she was an assistant professor of political science at the United States Air Force Academy.

In February 2023, Chatfield was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as the United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee.

Honors and awards
In addition to her military honors, Admiral Chatfield has received recognition from the government of Guam for her leadership and contributions to the island. In 2009, she was named as one of Boston University's distinguished alumni.