Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell, 39, is the first female commander of the USS Constitution, a 224-year-old warship nicknamed Old Ironsides and the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy. Before taking on her new command, Farrell served as executive officer on the Norfolk-based guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg.
US Navy's Commander Billie Farrell relieved Commander John Benda as commanding officer of USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, during a change of command ceremony on 21 January.
Women have assumed leadership positions throughout the Navy, so it was only fitting that a woman for the first time Friday took command of the USS Constitution — the Navy’s
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