WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2008) -- The U.S. Senate
confirmed Wednesday the appointment of Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to the
grade of four-star general.
Dunwoody, who will be the first woman to serve as a four-star general
in the U.S. military, was also confirmed for assignment as commanding
general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Prior to her recent appointment as deputy commanding general and chief
of staff of AMC, the general served as deputy chief of staff, G-4,
United States Army, Washington, D.C.
Dunwoody entered the Army in 1975, and served first as a platoon leader
with the 226th Maintenance Company, 100th Supply and Services
Battalion, Fort Sill, Okla.
During her 33-year Army career, Dunwoody has served as the commander
for the 5th Quartermaster Detachment, 66th Maintenance Battalion, 29th
Area Support Group, Germany; commander of the Division Support Command,
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; and commanding general, United
States Army Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee, Fort Lee, Va.
The general is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, with
oak leaf cluster; the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of
Merit, with two oak leaf clusters; the Defense Meritorious Service
Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal, with five oak leaf clusters; and
the Army Commendation Medal. The general has also earned the master
parachutist badge and the parachutist rigger badge.
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The
appointment of Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to her current rank was confirmed
July 23 by the U.S. Senate. Dunwoody is the first female to serve as a
four-star general in the United States military. She has also been
confirmed for assignment as commanding general, United States Army
Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Va. Photo by C. Todd Lopez
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