Since 1975, women have participated in every Navy diving community except Naval Special Warfare (NSW). Female service members have served as diving and salvage officers, enlisted fleet divers, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians, Undersea Medical Officers, Diving Medical Technicians, Civil Engineer Corps Diving Officers, Underwater Construction Team Divers, and Engineering Duty Officer Divers. They have held leadership positions from Master Diver to Commanding Officer, and across ranks from Seaman and Ensign to Master Chief and Admiral. In 2016, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter opened all combat roles to women, including NSW specialties.

WOMEN DIVERS

• Bodenstedt, Deb, CAPT (Ret)
• Bolivar, Bette, RDML (Ret)
• Bonnin, Mary, EMCM (SW/MDV) (Ret)
• Cassano, Tori, CAPT MC (Ret)
• Cotellessa, Debby P2/DV h2opup1@aol.com
• DeFreitas, Valerie ND2 valerie.defreitas@navy.mil
• Gray-Herb, Martha RADM USN herb425@mindspring.com
• Hockaday, Sarah LT MC UMO/DMO USN sarahhockaday@gmail.com or sarah.hockaday@socom.mil
• Harden, Gina, CAPT (Ret)
• Herb, Martha, RADM (Ret)
• Hubbell, Linda, LCDR (Ret)
• Iskra, Darlene CDR Ret dr.dariskra@gmail.com
• Jones, Rebecca, NDC (DWS/EXW/SW) (Ret)
• Knafelc, Marie, CAPT MC (Ret)
• Kohanowich, Karen CDR USN Ret kkohanowich@gmail.com
• Landers, Grace, CDR (Ret)
• Langstaff, Valerie, TMCM (EOD) (Ret)
• Lynn, Karin, CAPT/CEC (Ret)
• McGinn, Robin GS Employee
• Molochan, Marianne CDR USN Ret marianne@molchanmarine.com
• Musser, Rachael LT USN rachaelmusser@gmail.com
• Oliveros, Rose, CWO3/CEC (Ret)
• Olsen, Sara CDR USN sara.olsen@gmail.com
• Ritter-Gallaudet, Caren LT USN cgallaudet@yahoo.com
• Rodrigues, Lynn CEC  (SCW/DV) (Ret)
• Sahler, Erica CAPT/CEC (Ret)
• Scholley, Bobbie, CAPT. Ret. bscholley@verizon.net
• Shake, Caron CDR/MSC (Ret)
• Siegfried, Caryn (Formerly vonBlankenburg) carynh2o@knology.net
• Stefanyshyn-Piper, Heide CAPT USN Ret hmsp@icloud.com
• Sullivan, Kathyrn, CAPT (Ret)
• Trukken, Sue, CDR (Ret)
• Wagner, Susan HMCS/DV (Ret) skwdv1@gmail.com