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Thursday, June 15, 2017

For the first time, a woman assumes command of a Special Forces battalion

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A career Quartermaster officer has assumed command of the 3rd Special Forces Group support battalion. And in a first for that role, the commander is a woman.

Lt. Col. Megan Brodgen took over at the Special Forces unit Friday morning in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, officials confirmed to Army Times.

The position is one of about two dozen within U.S. Army Special Operations Command that can be held by a non-Green Beret officer, but until now, a woman had never been chosen. 




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https://www.armytimes.com/articles/for-the-first-time-a-woman-assumes-command-of-a-special-forces-battalion

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