A brigadier general who led Black Hawk helicopters in Iraq will become the first woman to lead an Army infantry division.
Published 4:27 PM EDT Jun 9, 2019
"I think it's an exciting time for the California National Guard," Lt. Col. Jonathan Shiroma told USA TODAY."She's been a battalion commander, a brigade commander and now a division commander. She's earned it." She began active-duty service in 1986 after receiving her commission as a second lieutenant from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at California State University Long Beach. She completed military helicopter training in 1989 and then served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aeromedical evacuation pilot.Trump to nominate Barbara Barrett for Secretary of U.S. Air Force
In 2011, she deployed to Iraq as the deputy commander of the Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade. She was promoted to brigadier general three years ago and began making history a year later when she was named as the first woman to lead Joint Task Force North with Northern Command at Fort Bliss, Texas.
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