Obama nominates Air Force's first female four-star general

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 President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Lieutenant General Janet Wolfenbarger to become the service's first woman four-star general, military officials said on Monday.

Wolfenbarger, who has served in the Air Force for more than 30 years, currently handles equipment and weapons acquisitions for the service, the Air Force said.
In that role she oversees research and development, testing, production and modernization of programs worth more than $40 billion a year.
The U.S. Senate will have to confirm Wolfenbarger's promotion.
Army General Ann Dunwoody in 2008 became the first female four-star general in the U.S. military.