May. 15, 2012 @ 11:53 PM _
3/28/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Senate confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger for promotion March 26, making her the first female four-star general in Air Force history.
Wolfenbarger currently serves as the military deputy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition here and she is one of four female lieutenant generals in the Air Force.
“This is an historic occasion for the Air Force,” said Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley. “General Wolfenbarger’s 32 years of service, highlighted by extraordinary leadership and devotion to duty, make her exceptionally qualified for this senior position and to serve as the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command.”
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123295660
I would just like to point out that the current head of the U.S. Army Materiel Command is also a woman: General Ann E....
I love this. I’m extremely excited that she is breaking the “glass ceiling” that exists in the American military. But...