general ann e. dunwoody

7/29/2019 General Ann E. Dunwoody

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General Ann Elizabeth

Dunwoody


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Agenda

Early Years

o Childhood & Family

o Education

U.S. Army Careero Commands

o Staff Assignments

o Deployments

o Career Firsts

Photo Controversy Awards and Decorationso Other honors

Conclusion


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Early Years

Childhood & Familyo Ann Dunwoody was born in 1953 to Elizabeth and Harold Dunwoody

at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

o Her father was a career Army officer, which allowed Ann to live in

Germany and Belgium while growing up.

Educationo Graduated from Supreme Headquarters Powers Europe (SHAPE)

American High School in 1971

o Graduated from the State University of New York College at Cortland

in 1975, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education

o Quartermaster Officers' Basic Course in 1976

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Basic Airborne School in 1976o Quartermaster Officers' Advanced Course

o Command and General Staff College

o Master of Science Degree in Logistics Management from the Florida

Institute of Technology in 1988

o Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from the

Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1995o United States Army Jumpmaster Course


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U.S. Army Career

After college, Dunwoody was direct commissioned in the Women's ArmyCorps

Dunwoody's first assignment was as a platoon leader in the 226thMaintenance Company, 100th Supply and Services Battalion, Fort Sill,

Oklahoma

Commandso During her 30+ years as a Quartermaster Corps officer, she has

commanded -

226th Maintenance Company, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

5th Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne), Kaiserslautern,

Germany

407th Supply and Service Battalion/782nd Main Support Battalion(MSB), Fort Bragg, NC

10th Mountain Division Support Command (DISCOM), Fort Drum,

NY

1st Corps Support Command (1st COSCOM), Fort Bragg, NC

Military Traffic Command (MTMC)/Military Surface Deployment

and Distribution Command (SDDC), Alexandria, VA


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U.S. Army Career

Staff Assignmentso Parachute Officer, 82nd Airborne Division

o Strategic planner for Army Chief of Staff

o Executive Officer to the Director, Defense Logistics Agency

o Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics G-4

Deploymentso Saudi Arabia, Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm (1989-

1991)

o Afghanistan/Uzbekistan, Operation Enduring Freedom I (2001-2002)


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U.S. Army Career

Career Firstso First woman to command a battalion in the 82nd

Airborne Division

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First female general officer in Fort Bragg, NCo First woman to command the Combined Arms

Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia

o Second female to achieve the rank of Lieutenant

General behind Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Claudia Kennedy,

former Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligenceo First woman in US military history to achieve the

rank of four-star General (ceremony was held at the

Pentagon on November 14, 2008)


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Photo Controversy The Department of Defense releasedan altered photo of General Dunwoody,

in which the background of her photo

was replaced with a U.S. flag. This

resulted in the Associated Press

withdrawing the photo, beginning an

investigation into its circulation of the

altered photo, and temporarilysuspending its publication of photos

provided by the Department of

Defense. There was no evidence that

General Dunwoody had any knowledge

or involvement in the manipulation.

Associated Press director of

photography Santiago Lyon said, "Forus, there's a zero-tolerance policy of

adding or subtracting actual content

from an image." The Department of

Defense said that the alteration did not

violate Army policy, which prohibited

editing of an image to misrepresent

facts or circumstances.


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Awards and Decorations

Distinguished Service Medal (Army) (1 x bronze oak leaf cluster) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2 x bronze oak leaf clusters) Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 x silver oak leaf cluster)

Army Commendation Medal

Army Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal (1 x service star) Southwest Asia Service Medal (2 x service stars) Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) Master Parachutist Badge (US) Parachute Rigger Badge Army Staff Identification Badge Parachutist Badge (German)


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Awards and Decorations

1998 Recipient of the Military Distinguished Order of Saint Martin (ArmyQuartermaster 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 Associations DoDDistinguished Service Award.

2007 Recipient of Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) DistinguishedService 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)


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Summary

Early Yearso Childhood & Family

o Education

U.S. Army Careero Commands

o Staff Assignments

o Deployments

o Career Firsts

Photo Controversy

Awards and Decorations Other honors


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