Female Airman Is the Only Woman Four-Star General Serving in US Military: ‘Life Is About Service’

Female Airman Is the Only Woman Four-Star General Serving in US Military: ‘Life Is About Service’
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With nearly four decades of service, General Maryanne Miller is the only female four-star general currently serving in the U.S. Department of Defense and the first reservist to lead the Air Mobility Command. What sets her apart is her down-to-earth attitude and belief that “life is to serve.”

Maryanne Miller, from Hillard, Ohio, graduated from Ohio State University in 1981 and joined the Air Force that very same year. She began her illustrious career as a pilot, and in 2016, she became the first woman to hold the title of chief of the Air Force Reserve. In August 2019, she became one of the few women in history to receive her fourth star as a general.