Women in the U.S. Military\

[Gregory Matthews]

The following are women who formerly served in the U.S. Military.  While they are not presently  serving on active duty (probably now  retired), I thought that I would share a bit about their background of service to their country:

Major General Tracy L. Garrett

*  36 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, both active and reserve.

*  Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Africa Command.

*  Commander, Marine Forces Europe and Marine Forces Africa.

* Inspector General Marine Corps.

 *  Member of the Secretary of the Navy Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board.

*  Chairperson Fijitsu Defense and National Security Corp.

* Director Girl Scouts of Western Washington.

*  Director Audit Committee, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.

 

Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry

*  35 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, both Active Duty and Senior Executive Service.

* Special assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy, National Security Council.

*  SES Director if Incident Management and Preparedness Policy.

*  Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.

*  Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, USCG.

Colonel Ellen M. Collins

*  26 years in the U.S. Air force.

*  Commander of a space shuttle.

*  850 + hours in space, and a veteran of four (4) space flights.

*  Pilot who has  logged 6,700 + hours in 30 different types of aircraft.

*  Assistant Professor of Mathematics U.S. Air force Academy.

* Chairperson, Space Operations Committee, NASA Advisory Council.

NOTE:  The above is simply a brief selection from each person's background.