The president of the Association of the United States Army called the nomination of Lt. Gen. Ann Dunwoody to be the nation’s first female four-star general and commander of the Army Materiel Command a major step forward for the Army and women in all the military services.
Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Ret., said, Dunwoody “has the experience, background and education for this critically important position in an Army that is engaged in military operations in two theaters.”
He specifically cited her present position as AMC deputy commanding general, service on the Army staff as the G-4 and the launching of the Army’s new logistics branch to support the modular Army and as commanding general of the Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) and Fort Lee, Va., in listing her past accomplishments in her 33 years of military service.
“General Dunwoody is no stranger to AUSA. Most recently, in May, she delivered a major address at our Logistics Symposium in Richmond on running the Army as an enterprise and has contributed to our ARMY Magazine.”
Sullivan also cited some of her remarks upon becoming deputy commanding general as very appropriate now. “She said, ‘AMC has established an incredible reputation throughout the Army. When folks see the AMC patch, they know they will get the help they need. Warfighters truly know and appreciate the capability AMC brings to the table. They will never go to war without us.’”
The Senate must confirm the nomination.
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