Joanne Sheridan, left, was promoted Friday to brigadier general, making her the first woman general officer in Louisiana National Guard history. (Photo by Sgt. Tresa Allemang / Louisiana National Guard)
Louisiana National Guard promotes woman to general
Last Modified: Friday, July 27, 2012 2:25 PM
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana National Guard has its first female general.
The Times-Picayune report that Col. Joanne Sheridan is being promoted to brigadier general Friday, in a ceremony at Jackson Barracks.
Sheridan, an assistant adjutant general for the Army, will have the star attached to her uniform during a "pinning ceremony" announced by the National Guard.
A native of Leesville, Sheridan's recent assignments were vice chief of the joint staff and, before that, as commander of the 199th Regiment-Regional Training Institute at Camp Beauregard in Pineville. The 199th runs the officer candidate school and other military courses and schools.
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