1974: An Army woman becomes the first woman military helicopter pilot
1978: The first Army woman is promoted to two-star general. She is also the first woman officer to command a major military installation.
1996: The first women in the history of the armed forces are promoted to three-star rank.
1997: The Army promotes its first woman to lieutenant general.
1999: The Air Force promotes its first woman to lieutenant general.
2005: The first woman in history is awarded the Silver Star for combat action. She is one of 14 women in US history to receive the medal.
2008: For the first time in US military history, a woman is promoted to the rank of four-star general. She is promoted by the US Army.
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