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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody (born January 14, 1953)[1][2] is a retired general of the United States Army. She was the first woman in United States military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008.[3]

In 2005 Dunwoody became the United States Army's top-ranking female when she received the promotion to lieutenant general (three stars) and became the army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (logistics). She was nominated as Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command, by President George W. Bush on June 23, 2008, and confirmed by the Senate one month later.[4] She served in that capacity until August 7, 2012,[5] and retired from the army on August 15, 2012.[6]

Early life and education

Dunwoody was born in 1953[7] at Fort Belvoir, Virginia[8][9] to Elizabeth and Harold Dunwoody. Her father was a career army officer who retired as a brigadier general, and the family lived in Germany and Belgium while she was growing up. She graduated from Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) American High School in 1971.

At age 5, Dunwoody decided she wanted to become a doctor or nurse. Although she came from a family with a strong tradition of military service, she had very little interest in serving in the military. After high school Dunwoody attended State University of New York College at Cortland. During her junior year of college, Dunwoody attended a four-week Army introductory program that could be continued, if interested, with an eleven-week Women's Officer Orientation Course, which then led to a two-year commitment. In 1975 she committed, became a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps and attended the United States Army Airborne School. It was then that she realized the army was "an organization that was as values-based as the family I came out of, and to find probably my real passion was soldiering. I just didn't know it because I had never experienced it."[10]

Career

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Dunwoody in the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm

In 1975, Dunwoody graduated from State University of New York College at Cortland with a degree in physical education—Cortland is a Top Ten school in that field—and was direct commissioned into the Women's Army Corps. In an interview with the Military Logistics Forum, Dunwoody explained what drew her to become a soldier:

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Dunwoody's first assignment was as a platoon leader with the 226th Maintenance Company, 100th Supply and Services Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During her 30 years as a Quartermaster Corps officer she commanded the 226th Maintenance Company Fort Sill, Oklahoma; 5th Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne) Kaiserslautern, Germany; the 407th Supply and Service Battalion/ 782d Main Support Battalion (MSB), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; the 10th Mountain Division Support Command (DISCOM), Fort Drum, New York; the 1st Corps Support Command (1st COSCOM), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC)/Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), Alexandria, Virginia; and the Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), Fort Lee, Virginia.

Dunwoody's major staff assignments include service as the Parachute Officer, 82nd Airborne Division; strategic planner for the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA); Executive Officer to the Director, Defense Logistics Agency; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics G-4.

From May 1989 to May 1991, Dunwoody served as executive officer and later division parachute officer for the 407th Supply and Transportation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg and deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm.[11] in 2001, As the 1st Corps Support Command Commander she deployed the Logistics Task Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 1 and stood up the Joint Logistics Command in Uzbekistan in support of Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)-180. As Commander of Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), she supported the largest deployment and redeployment of United States forces since World War II.

Sexual assault prevention

Dunwoody, along with George W. Casey Jr. were avid in pushing for a decrease in sexual assault within the United States Army. Dunwoody believes that the United States Army should set an example for the rest of the world and that they have "critical work left to do" in order to significantly decrease sexual assault, but they are making progress.[12]

Logistics

Dunwoody was in charge of all army logistics. Her education came from the Florida Institute of Technology and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. During her career, Dunwoody managed the largest global logistics command in Army history (69,000 military and civilians, located in all 50 states and more than 140 countries). Along with that she managed a budget of $60 billion and was responsible for oversight of approximately $70 billion in service contracts and "managed and operationalized the Army's global supply chain for numerous engagements." Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno claimed that Dunwoody was "quite simply the best logistician the Army has ever had."[13]

Dunwoody participated with First Lady Michelle Obama in a forum for promising girls in Washington, D.C. public schools in March 2009.

Dunwoody officially retired from the United States Army after 37 years on August 15, 2012.[6]

Career firsts

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Dunwoody is pinned with her four stars by Army Chief of Staff General Casey and her husband Craig Brotchie at her promotion ceremony on November 14, 2008.

Among her notable firsts, she became the first woman to command a battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1992. She became Fort Bragg's first female general officer in 2000. She became the first woman to command the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia, in 2004. And in 2005, Dunwoody became the first female soldier to achieve three-star rank since Lieutenant General Claudia J. Kennedy, the former Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, who retired in 2000.

On November 14, 2008, Dunwoody became the first woman in United States military history to achieve the rank of four-star general.[14] Her promotion ceremony was held at the Pentagon, with introductory speeches by United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates[15] and Army Chief of Staff General George W. Casey.[16]

Casey's successor as Army chief of staff, General Raymond T. Odierno, intended to recommend Dunwoody to succeed Air Force general Duncan J. McNabb as commander of the United States Transportation Command in 2011, which would have made her the first Army general to lead TRANSCOM as well as the first female combatant commander.[17] Dunwoody, citing the physical toll of her present duties, declined the offer, opting to retire after finishing her tour at AMC.[17] The aforementioned milestones were instead filled by Army general Stephen R. Lyons and Air Force general Lori J. Robinson respectively.

Education

Personal life

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi with General Dunwoody during the Yankees vs. New York Mets game on June 14, 2009.

Dunwoody was born to Harold and Elizabeth Dunwoody. She has two siblings: Harold H. "Buck" Dunwoody (First Lieutenant-Army), and Susan Schoeck (Army pilot). In 1989 she married Colonel Craig Brotchie, USAF. They have no children, but own a dog named Barney. Dunwoody currently lives with her husband in Tampa, Florida where her brother and sister live, and where her husband currently serves on the board of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.[18]

Dunwoody has a long family history of United States military service—going back five generations.[15] She grew up in a military household. Her great-grandfather, Brigadier General Henry Harrison Chase Dunwoody, a 1866 graduate of the United States Military Academy, was the Chief Signal Officer in Cuba from 1898 to 1901.[16] Her father retired from the United States Army as a brigadier general in 1973. Brigadier General Dunwoody is a highly decorated veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.[16] He was badly wounded in France during World War II and earned the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery while serving as a battalion commander in the Korean War.[16] As a brigadier general, he commanded the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) during the Vietnam War. Her brother, Harold H. "Buck" Dunwoody Jr. is a 1970 West Point graduate. Her older sister, Susan Schoeck, was the third woman in the army to become a helicopter pilot.[19] Her niece, Jennifer Schoeck, is a United States Air Force fighter pilot.[19]

Dunwoody is the daughter of Harold Dunwoody, her inspiration "My own personal hero is my dad, he is a proud World War II, Korea, Vietnam veteran," she said. "And he was a real soldier's soldier. And much of who I am is founded on what I learned from my dad, as a soldier, as a patriot, and as a father."[20]

Military awards, decorations, and honors

Dunwoody's military awards and decorations include:[21]

Файл:Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg Master Parachutist Badge
Файл:US Army Parachute Rigger Badge.png Parachute Rigger Badge
Файл:United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
Файл:82nd Airborne Division CSIB.svg 82nd Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
Файл:German Silver Para badge.jpg Silver German Parachutist Badge
Файл:US Army Quartermaster Regimental DUI.gif U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Army Distinguished Service Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
Файл:US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Superior Service Medal
Шаблон:Ribbon devicesФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Legion of Merit (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Шаблон:Ribbon devicesФайл:Silver oakleaf-3d.svgФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Файл:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Army Commendation Medal
Шаблон:Ribbon devicesФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Шаблон:Ribbon devicesФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgФайл:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation with four oak leaf clusters
Шаблон:Ribbon devices National Defense Service Medal (with one service star)
Шаблон:Ribbon devicesФайл:Bronze-service-star-3d.svgФайл:Bronze-service-star-3d.svg Southwest Asia Service Medal (with two service stars)
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Файл:ResMedRib.svg Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Army Service Ribbon
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Файл:Ordre national du Merite Chevalier ribbon.svg French National Order of Merit (degree unknown)
Файл:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Файл:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Other honors

  • 1998 Recipient of the Military Distinguished Order of Saint Martin (Army Quartermaster Corps).
  • 2001 Distinguished Alumna for Cortland State SUNY.
  • 2002 Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment.
  • 2004 Recipient of the National Defense Transportation Association's DoD Distinguished Service Award.
  • 2007 Recipient of Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) Distinguished Service Award.
  • 2008 First female four-star general in the United States Armed Services.
  • 2012 Inducted into the Quartermaster Hall of Fame
  • 2012 Recipient Ancient Order of Saint Martin (Army Quartermaster Corps)
  • 2009 recipient of the Association of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces Eisenhower Award
  • 2011 recipient of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Theodore Roosevelt Award
  • 2011 recipient of the French National Order of Merit
  • 2013 Inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame[22]
  • Keys to: Madison County, Huntsville city and Madison city
  • USO Woman of the Year
  • 2018 Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Michigan State University
  • 2019 recipient of the Sylvanus Thayer Award[23]

See also

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