Major general margaret woodward biography of mahatma
Margaret H. Woodward
United States Air Force general
Margaret H. Woodward (born ) is an American former military officer and major general in the United States Air Force.
Major general margaret woodward biography of mahatma Perhaps that's not exactly how the conversation went. In March , she commanded the air component of the United States contribution to the no-fly zone over Libya, sanctioned by the United Nations, making her the first woman to oversee a United States. With less than a year to go until retirement, Woodward found herself fighting an insurgency not on a battlefield but within the Air Force's own ranks, from a windowless fifth-floor office in the Pentagon. Spencer wanted a general in charge.As commander of the 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, she was responsible for all US air actions that involved Africa.[1] In March , she commanded the air component of the US contribution to the no-fly zone over Libya, sanctioned by the United Nations, making her the first woman to oversee a U.S.
combat air campaign.[2]
She retired on April 1,
Early life and education
Woodward was born in and grew up in India and Pakistan, where her father worked for the United States Agency for International Development.[3] She left the region when she was about ten years old.[3]
Career
In , Woodward graduated from the Arizona State University and joined the U.S.
Air Force the year after.[1][3] For most of her career she flew aerial refueling aircraft such as the Boeing KC Stratotanker,[3] though she also has experience in the Boeing C Clipper, the C military version of the Gulfstream G, and the T and T trainers.[1] She was involved the U.S.
invasion of Panama, Operation Allied Force, Operations Northern and Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom and missions during the Iraq War.[1][3]
In , she became commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, which includes responsibility for Air Force One, and in June became commander of the Seventeenth Air Force, the U.S.
Air Force branch of the United States Africa Command.[1][3] As such, she was the operational commander for the U.S. involvement in the military intervention in Libya, dubbed Operation Odyssey Dawn,[3] before command of the whole operation was transferred to NATO.
After handing over command of Seventeenth Air Force, she was posted Stateside.
Her Air Force official profile lists her appointments since as:
- May - September , Acting Director, Operational Planning, Policy & Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- September - June , Air Force Chief of Safety, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force, Washington, D.C., and Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
- June - mid , Director, Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Retired mid
Education
Awards and decorations
Promotions
List of promotions Woodward has received during her career:[1]