First female four-star general promoted

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey administers the oath of office to Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody in during her promotion ceremony Nov. 14 at the Pentagon. General Dunwoody made history as the nation's first four-star female officer. (Defense Department photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess)

First female four-star general promoted

Army Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody smiles during her promotion to general. She was pinned by Chief of Staff of the Army General George W. Casey (left) and her husband Craig Brotchie during her ceremony Nov. 14 at the Pentagon. General Dunwoody made history as the nation's first four-star female officer. (Defense Department photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess)

First female four-star general promoted

Published Nov. 14, 2008

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AFNS) -- Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody became the first female four-star general in U.S. military history in a Pentagon ceremony Nov. 14 and later assumed command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command here from outgoing commander, Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. presided over the ceremony, which included a 17-gun salute and the Army Materiel Command Band and ceremonial color guard.

The U.S. Army Materiel Command is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness -- technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics, power projection and sustainment -- to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations.

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