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Air Education and Training Command

Air Education and Training Command. Develop America's Airmen Today ... for Tomorrow. Major General Jeanne M. Holm. Cadet First Lieutenant, Annalese Zusack October 31, 2011. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e. Early life and military career The Army and WWII

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Air Education and Training Command

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  1. Air Education and Training Command Develop America's Airmen Today ... for Tomorrow Major General Jeanne M. Holm Cadet First Lieutenant, Annalese Zusack October 31, 2011 I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

  2. Early life and military career • The Army and WWII • The Berlin Crisis and the AIR FORCE!!!! • Great Strides for women • Distinguished associations and achievements • Leadership Tactics and Reasons for Success • Conclusion • Questions

  3. Early Life &Military Career • Born in 1921, in Portland Oregon and became a silver smith • Enlisted in the Army in 1942 • OCS

  4. The Army and WWII • Women’s Army Corps Training Center • 106th WAC Hospital Company • Lewis and Clark College

  5. The Berlin Crisis and the AIR FORCE!! • Berlin Crisis • 1949 transferred to the Air Force • Air Command and Staff School • Chief of manpower in Allied Air Forces Southern Europe, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters, in Naples, Italy • Congressional staff officer for the director of manpower and organization

  6. Great Strides for Women • Director, Women in the Air Force, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel • Policies affecting women were updated, WAF strength more than doubled, job and assignment opportunities greatly expanded, and uniforms modernized • Distinguished Service Medal http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.04293/video?ID=d2208e222

  7. Distinguished Associations and Awards • She was promoted to the grade of brigadier general July 16, 1971, the first woman to be appointed in this grade in the Air Force.  • She was promoted to the grade of major general effective June 1, 1973, with date of rank July 1, 1970, and is the first woman in the Armed Forces to serve in that grade.  • Air Force Historical Foundation, Girl Scouts, Arnold Air Society, etc. • Retired June 1, 1975 • Died Feb. 15, 2010

  8. Leadership Tactics and Reasons for Success • Attitude • Excellence and thoroughness • Confidence • Innovation • Adaptive

  9. Conclusion • Early life and military career • The Army and WWII • The Berlin Crisis and the AIR FORCE!!!! • Great Strides for women • Distinguished associations and achievements • Leadership Tactics and Reasons for Success • Questions?

  10. Develop America's Airmen Today ... for Tomorrow Questions? I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l e n c e

  11. Sources • http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5838 • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.04293/

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