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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.
She became the U.S. Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. [2] In April 2021, she was appointed to replace Major General John T. Rauch as Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force , and assumed office on August 13, 2021.
From 1993 to 1995, Burt was assigned with the 4th Space Warning Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as crew commander, deputy flight commander, and chief of current operations. She was then assigned to the 76th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base , Colorado, from 1995 to 1997 as chief of space systems tactical ...
Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) Major General David W. Smith [97] U.S. Air Force: Air Force Reserve Command: Special Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve for Reserve Space Personnel Policy and Integration U.S. Air Force Reserve (AFR) Major General Anne B. Gunter [98] [99]
Also in 1976, the Air Force Academy first admitted women; in 1986, the Air Force Academy’s top graduate was a woman for the first time (Terrie Ann McLaughlin). [7] [18] [19] Also in 1986, six Air Force women served as pilots, copilots, and boom operators on the KC-135 and KC-10 tankers that refueled FB-111s during the raid on Libya. [7 ...
Lori Jean Robinson (born c. 1959) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as commander of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from May 2016 to May 2018.
Col. Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to take command of a U.S. Air Force combat fighter wing. [49] [50] Gwendolyn Bingham was named the first female White Sands Missile Range commander in the U.S. military. [51] The U.S. Air Force has now identified at least 31 women as victims in a growing rape scandal, a four-star general announced. [52]
In the Air Force, Grosso last served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services , Headquarters U.S. Air Force from October 2015 to October 2018. [3] General Grosso entered the Air Force in 1986 as a Reserve Officer Training Corps distinguished graduate from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She held ...