Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Laura E. Freeman (center) has her shoulder boards placed on by her daughter Peyton (left) and father John Hatley (right) in a promotion ceremony held in Kent, Wash., June 1, 2012. Freeman became the first female Coast Guardsman to reach the rank of CWO Material Maintenance Specialty. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan W. Bradshaw.