US President Joe Biden presents combatant command nominees Gen Jacqueline Van Ovost, left, and Lt Gen Laura Richardson at the White House on International Women's Day. Reuters
US President Joe Biden presents combatant command nominees Gen Jacqueline Van Ovost, left, and Lt Gen Laura Richardson at the White House on International Women's Day. Reuters

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Biden picks female US generals ‘held back over Trump’ for top military posts

The nominations are for only the second and third women to lead a combatant command in the US military

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March 09, 2021

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