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Margaret A. Rykowski | |
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Rear Admiral Margaret A. Rykowski | |
Nickname(s) | Kate |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1987–present |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Awards | Meritorious Service Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4) Army Commendation Medal |
Margaret A. Rykowski is a rear admiral in the United States Navy Reserve and serves as Deputy Fleet Surgeon, United States Fleet Forces Command and Deputy Director, United States Navy Nurse Corps, Reserve Component.
Early life
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rykowski is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. As a civilian, she works as a nursing director at San Francisco General Hospital.
Military career
Rykowski joined the United States Navy Reserve in 1987. She was called to active duty for the Gulf War and was assigned to Naval Hospital Oakland. Later, she transferred to Naval Hospital Oakland following her release from active duty.
In 2003, Rykowski was recalled to active duty for the War in Afghanistan and was stationed in Bremerton, Washington. She was later mobilized to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. After her return, she was assigned to the United States Third Fleet.
Awards Rykowski has received include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars and the Army Commendation Medal.
References
- "Rear Admiral Margaret A. Rykowski". United States Navy. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- Military personnel from Milwaukee
- United States Navy rear admirals
- Female admirals of the United States Navy
- United States Navy personnel of the Gulf War
- United States Navy personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- American women nurses
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
- Living people
- Women in 21st-century warfare
- United States Navy reservists
- 1965 births
- 20th-century American women
- 21st-century American women