Gen. Ann Dunwoody salutes during the playing of the national anthem Aug. 15, 2012, at her retirement ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., (Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Army)
WEST POINT, N.Y. — The first woman to become a four-star general in the U.S. military will be honored with an award at West Point.
Gen. Ann Dunwoody, the first woman to earn four stars in the U.S. military, shares leadership lessons in her new book.
By Michelle Tan
The award is presented by West Point’s Association of Graduates to those whose service in the national interest reflects the academy’s motto of “Duty, Honor, Country.” Past recipients include Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bob Hope and Tom Brokaw and Robert Mueller. Last year’s recipient was Leon Panetta.
Before her retirement in 2012, Dunwoody led and ran Army Materiel Command, the largest global logistics command in the Army.
The award is named for Col. Sylvanus Thayer, a revered early leader of the academy.
Retired Gen. Ann Dunwoody speaks with U.S. Army paratroopers after the wreath-laying ceremony during the 39th annual U.S. Army Airborne Awards Festival at Fort Benning, Ga., April 15, 2016. (Spc. Tracy McKithern/Army)
Defense Department data indicates ineligibility stems from three key issues: education, not meeting weight standards or a record of crime or drug abuse.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula.