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This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired.They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense, with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security.
In May 2016, Shelby Atkins became the first female U.S. Army noncommissioned officer to be granted the infantry military occupational specialty. [74] On October 26, 2016, ten women became the first female graduates from the United States Army's Infantry Basic Officer Leader's Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. [75]
Female generals of the United States Army (61 P) Pages in category "Female United States Army officers" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
Pages in category "Female generals of the United States Army" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
She was the first woman in United States military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008. [ 4 ] In 2005 Dunwoody became the United States Army's top-ranking female when she received the promotion to lieutenant general (three stars) and became the Army's Deputy Chief of ...
Kristen Marie Griest (born October 2, 1989) is one of the two first women, along with Shaye Lynne Haver, to graduate from the United States Army Ranger School, which occurred on 21 August 2015. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Griest and Haver were ranked 34th on Fortune magazine's 2016 list of the World's Greatest Leaders. [ 4 ]
Female admirals of the United States Navy (67 P) Pages in category "Female generals and flag officers of the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
[4] [5] [6] She originally signed up for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Creighton University because she needed a science credit. [2] In 2011, Anderson became the first African-American woman to achieve the federally recognized rank of major general in the US Army, US Army Reserve and the US Army National Guard. [3] [7] [8]