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For the First Time, a Woman Has Been Nominated to Lead the Army


For the First Time, a Woman Has Been Nominated to Lead the Army
Then newly-commissioned Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth delivers remarks during a ceremony Aug. 4, 2014, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (DoD/Glenn Fawcett)
12 Apr 2021
The Biden administration plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, a former top Defense Department official, as the first female Army secretary, according to a White House news release.
Wormuth, 51, who is currently director of the Rand International Security and Defense Policy Center, would be the Biden administration s first service secretary nomination, leaving the Navy and Air Force top civilian jobs still open.
If confirmed by the Senate, she would replace Acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley, who took over the post after Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy left in January. ....

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