The Air Force will be born the first woman will be appointed commander of the Materiel Command
Date:2012-02-07Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
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Janet – 伍尔芬博格 (Janet Wolfenbarger)
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2009 (more than a century after the reporter Tak Wing Kin) the army, the U.S. Air Force “women” and finally the same. ” eyebrows “in line – on the 6th, a woman was nominated to the Air Force Materiel Command commander, upon Senate approval, she will become the U.S. Air Force’s first female Admiral.
U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta announced the same day, President Barack Obama nominated Janet – 伍尔芬博格 (Janet Wolfenbarger) served as the Air Force Materiel Command commander.伍尔芬博格 is currently the head of the Office of the Department of Defense Air Force assistant secretary in charge of Air Force equipment research and development, testing, production and other matters.
in accordance with the procedures the U.S. Government and Congress, Obama’s nomination through the Senate approval, is now Lieutenant 伍尔芬博格 will further promotion for the U.S. Air Force’s first female Admiral, she is also following the Army Materiel Command Women will of the U.S. 2nd Gen. Ann Dunwoody (2008 promotion).
information, 伍尔芬博格 had studied in the U.S. Air Force Military Academy, won the Massachusetts Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the U.S. National Defense University, Master of natural resources strategy. The 2009-2011 伍尔芬博格 served as the deputy commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, had become the highest rank of female Air Force officer.
according to the U.S. system of military ranks, the general level from low to high, respectively, subject to (a star), Major General (two stars), Lieutenant General (Samsung), Admiral (4 star) and Admiral ( established only in time of war), the U.S. military no five-star Admiral, four-star general to become the highest rank in the practical sense.According to Pentagon statistics, as of October 2011, the number of the U.S. total of 966 active-duty generals, including Air Force and Army up to each of more than 300, the Navy, followed by more than 200, the smallest Marines, a total of less than 100 active-duty generals. (End)
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