Maj. Gen. Nadja West confirmed as 44th Army Surgeon GeneralPosted in Articles, Media Archive, United States, Women on 2016-02-15 14:47Z by Steven |
Maj. Gen. Nadja West confirmed as 44th Army Surgeon General
www.army.mil: The Official Homepage of the United States Army
2015-12-11
Maria Tolleson, Media Relations Officer
 Maj. Gen. Nadja West is sworn in as 44th Surgeon General of the Army by Acting Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning. West is also Commander of the US Army Medical Command. |
OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL Falls Church, Va. (Dec. 11, 2015) — The Senate confirmed Thursday Maj. Gen. Nadja West to serve as the new Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM).
With the appointment as the 44th Surgeon General, West picks up a third star to become the Army’s first black female to hold the rank of lieutenant general.
She most recently served as the Joint Staff Surgeon at the Pentagon. West’s appointment as Army Surgeon General is effective immediately…
…With this appointment she becomes the first black Army Surgeon General and the highest ranking female to have graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point…
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