A reason for women around the world to celebrate...
In this world it is hard enough to make history once, but
Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody has done it twice in one day.
At 10 a.m., Nov. 14, Dunwoody 
became the first woman promoted to the rank of four-star general in U.S. Armed Forces history during a ceremony conducted at the Pentagon. At 2 p.m. Dunwoody officially became the 17th commander, and first female leader, of the U.S. Army Materiel Command during a change of command ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va., the location of AMC headquarters.
Dunwoody is now the Army's lead logistician, in charge of supplying everything Soldiers need to fight and win our nation’s wars, from food and water to bullets and bombs to clothing, vehicles and every type of military equipment.
She will oversee more than
60,000 military and civilian employees -- many with specialties in weapons development, manufacturing and logistics -- who are located at 149 locations worldwide, including more than 40 states and 50 countries.
Dunwoody is now one of only 11 four-star generals in the U.S. Army. With
33 years of service, Dunwoody has accomplished several other historical firsts -- including being the first female assigned as deputy commanding general of AMC, the deputy chief of staff of Army logistics, and commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command.
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