Margaret H. Woodward Military person

Margaret H. Woodward (born 1960) is an American military officer and a major general in the United States Air Force.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. In March 2011, 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.She retired on April 1, 2014.

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Margaret H. Woodward
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1960

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military operations
Operation Enduring Freedom
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Northern Watch
Operation Southern Watch
Iraq War
United States invasion of Panama
military command
89th Airlift Wing
17th Air Force
service start1982

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  1. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/22/the_new_face_of_war_a_female_general_commands_the_us_air_campaign?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d88d331950603f9,0
  2. http://www.daylife.com/photo/04QM1IU72C5u6
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/25/libya-woman-heads-us-operation