WEST POINT, N.Y. — West Point is officially getting its first female dean.
The U.S. Military Academy says a ceremony will be held Friday to recognize Col. Cindy Jebb as the dean of the Academic Board. She also will be promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony officiated by the academy's superintendent, Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen.
Jebb is a 1982 West Point graduate who now heads the academy's department of social sciences.
President Obama nominated Jebb in April.
She replaces Brig. Gen. Tim Trainor, who is retiring.
Poppas will take command of FORSCOM from Gen. Michael X. Garrett.
Hershel “Woody” Williams, awarded the nation's highest combat honor in 1945, passed away Wednesday.
Russia said it withdrew its forces from the island as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine said the Russians fled following a barrage of artillery and missiles.
Relatives say Lois “Bunny” Drueke spoke to her son Alexander Drueke, one of two Alabama veterans captured earlier this month in Ukraine, via telephone.
The move established a new baseline for European presence, defense officials said Wednesday.
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