Army’s first female 4-star general visits 21st TSC

by Angelika Lantz
21st TSC Public Affairs


The “First in Support” command received a visit by a general credited with a number of firsts herself. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, the commanding general of Army Materiel Command at Fort Belvoir, Va., visited the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Feb. 24.

General Dunwoody participated in a 21st TSC commanders’ conference and presented an Officer Professional Development briefing to senior leaders of the command. Additionally, Maj. Gen. Yves Fontaine, 21st TSC commanding general, took General Dunwoody on a tour of the Theater Logistics Support Center – Europe.

General Dunwoody, the first woman to attain the rank of four-star

general, is also the first woman to serve as the deputy commander and now the commanding general of AMC.

AMC is one of the largest commands in the Army, with more than 61,000 employees in 149 locations worldwide, including more than

30 states and 50 countries.