USS Coronado (AGF-11)

On 28 February 1994, Coronado became the first combatant ship in the United States Navy to embark women as part of its regular, full-time crew.Wireless and web-based tools, along with new weapon systems, enabled naval forces to conduct precision operations with greater synchronization, expedience, and potency.With over 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) of reconfigurable command space and one of the world's most advanced naval C4I suites, SBBL offered a unique shipboard environment that facilitates the evaluation of research for maritime and joint operations.Partnered with other services, national laboratories, academia, and industry, the Third Fleet staff developed joint exercises and experiments for evaluating the following in an operational environment: Late 2003 saw a see-saw change for the Coronado.However, it was concluded shortly thereafter that the operations the ship engaged in required it to be a warship and thus the vessel was transferred back to the Navy and recommissioned, but kept a large civilian complement within the crew from the MSC.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers during a visit to Coronado on 30 July 2002
Coronado underway at sea in 1990
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