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Margaret Woodward
Margaret Woodward
Born	1960
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	Major General
Commands	17th Air Force; 89th Airlift Wing
Battles/wars	US invasion of Panama; Operation Allied Force; Operation Northern Watch; Operation Southern Watch; Operation Enduring Freedom; Iraq War; Operation Odyssey Dawn

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Margaret H. Woodward (born 1960) is a major general in the United States Air Force.

As commander of the 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, she is responsible for all US air actions that involve Africa.^[1] In March 2011, she commanded the air component of the US contribution to the no-fly zone over Libya, sanctioned by the United Nations.

Biography

Woodward was born in 1960 and grew up in India and Pakistan, where her father worked for the United States Agency for International Development.^[2] She left the region when she was about ten years old.^[2] In 1982, she graduated from the Arizona State University and joined the U.S. Air Force the year after.^[1]^[2] For most of her career she flew aerial refueling aircraft such as the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker,^[2] though she also has experience in the Boeing C-40 Clipper, the C-37 military version of the Gulfstream G550, and the T-37 and T-38 trainers.^[1] She was involved the U.S. invasion of Panama, Operation Allied Force, Operations Northern and Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom and missions during the Iraq War.^[1]^[2]

In 2007, she became commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, which includes responsibility for Air Force One, and in June 2010 became commander of the Seventeenth Air Force, the U.S. Air Force branch of the United States Africa Command.^[1]^[2] As such, she was the operational commander for the U.S. involvement in the 2011 military intervention in Libya, dubbed Operation Odyssey Dawn,^[2] before command of the whole operation was transferred to NATO.

Education

1982: Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering at the Arizona State University, Tempe^[1]
1995: Air Command and Staff College, Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base^[1]
1997: Master's degree in aviation science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.^[1]
2001: Master's degree in national security strategy, National War College in Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.^[1]

Promotions

List of promotions Woodward has received during her career:^[1]

Promotions
Major General	2011
Brigadier General	2008
Colonel	2002
Lieutenant Colonel	1998
Major	1994
Captain	1986
First Lieutenant	1984
Second Lieutenant	1982

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "MAJOR GENERAL MARGARET H. WOODWARD". US Air Force. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Thompson, Mark (2011). "Air Boss". Time Magazine (April 18): 28. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

External links

Official U.S. Air Force profile
Photo from Reuters Pictures (daylife.com)

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[usaf-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "MAJOR GENERAL MARGARET H. WOODWARD". US Air Force. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[time-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Thompson, Mark (2011). "Air Boss". Time Magazine (April 18): 28. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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-As commander of the [[Seventeenth Air Force|17th Air Force]] and U.S. Air Forces Africa, [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany, she is responsible for all US air actions that involve Africa.<ref name="usaf"/> In March 2011, she commanded the air component of the [[Operation Odyssey Dawn|US contribution]] to the [[2011 military intervention in Libya|no-fly zone over Libya]], sanctioned by the [[United Nations]], making her the first woman to oversee a U.S. combat air campaign.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-29/libya-airstrikes-make-woodward-first-woman-to-lead-u-s-air-war.html | title=Woodward First Woman to Command U.S. Air Attack in Libya ‘No-Fly’ Mission | publisher=Bloomberg | date=29 March 2011 | accessdate=23 April 2011 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yA6D7eXC | archivedate=23 April 2011}}</ref>
+As commander of the [[Seventeenth Air Force|17th Air Force]] and U.S. Air Forces Africa, [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany, she is responsible for all US air actions that involve Africa.<ref name="usaf"/> In March 2011, she commanded the air component of the [[Operation Odyssey Dawn|US contribution]] to the [[2011 military intervention in Libya|no-fly zone over Libya]], sanctioned by the [[United Nations]].
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 * [http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=10749 Official U.S. Air Force profile]
-* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/25/libya-woman-heads-us-operation US hands command of Libya air strategy to senior female officer] (The Guardian)
-* [http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/22/the_new_face_of_war_a_female_general_commands_the_us_air_campaign?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d88d331950603f9,0 The new face of war: A female general commands the U.S. air campaign]. (The Best Defense | Foreign Policy)
 * [http://www.daylife.com/photo/04QM1IU72C5u6 Photo from Reuters Pictures] (daylife.com)
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