Summit County Manager Tom Fisher, who is also a brigadier general in the Utah Army National Guard, glances to his wife during a ceremony marking his retirement from the military earlier this month. Fisher’s 31-year career as an officer culminated with a command post overseeing the Utah Army National Guard s land component.
Courtesy of the Utah National Guard/Photo by Spc. Alejandro Lucero
Summit County Manager Tom Fisher earlier this month retired from his position as a brigadier general of the Utah Army National Guard, capping a career that began when he was an 18-year-old college student and ended with him overseeing the Utah Guard’s land forces.
SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Army National Guard has promoted Col. Charlene Dalto to the position of brigadier general. Dalto becomes the first woman in the history of the Utah Army National Guard to reach the rank of a brigadier general.
At the change-of-command ceremony Saturday at Camp Williams, Dalto assumed the role of commander of the Utah Army National Guard Land Component Command from Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Fisher.
Dalto is a registered nurse for Intermountain Healthcare. According to a statement, she has commanded the Utah Army National Guard s Medical Detachment since February 2018.
She has served in the military for more than 38 years, first, as an enlisted soldier who rose to the rank of master sergeant. She then served for 18 years as an officer in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp.
Utah National Guard promotes first female brigadier general
UTAH NATIONAL GUARD
and last updated 2021-05-01 12:03:31-04
CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah â In a ceremony Saturday, Col. Charlene Dalto made history by being promoted to Brigadier General and assuming the role of commander of the Utah Army National Guard Land Component Command.
Dalto is the first female to be promoted to brigadier general in the Utah army National Guard.
In the Ceremony saturday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox offered his congratulations to Dalto. Of course we do not promote officers based on their performance alone and Colonel Dalto has undoubtedly had an outstanding career, Cox said in a speech at the ceremony. She is being promoted today due to her demonstrated potential to continue the Utah Army National Guards tradition of excellence.