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Janet Carol Wolfenbarger (née Libby; 1958) is a former United States Air Force four-star general who served as the eighth commander of Air Force Materiel Command from June 5, 2012 to June 8, 2015. She was the first woman to achieve the rank of general in the Air Force. Wolfenbarger retired from the Air Force after over 35 years of service. == Military career == Wolfenbarger was born in Tampa, Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Air Force's first female 4-star general credits area education | www.springfieldnewssun.com )〕 She was commissioned in 1980 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and began her career in acquisition as an engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Along with her various duty assignments she furthered her education with a Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985 and another Master of Science degree in national resource strategy from Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1994. She is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College. Her major awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lieutenant General Janet C. Wolfenbarger bio on the USAF official site. )〕 Wolfenbarger is the U.S. Air Force's highest-ranking woman, a distinction held until January 1, 2010, by Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, whom Wolfenbarger succeeded at Wright-Patterson.〔(Female general nominated for 3rd star, ) ''Air Force Times'', 2009 December 4 (accessed 2009 December 5).〕 On February 6, 2012, President Obama nominated Wolfenbarger to become the first woman four-star general for the Air Force. This was confirmed by the US Senate on March 26, 2012,〔(Nominations confirmed (non-civilian) ), U.S. Senate site, (accessed 2012 March 27); 〕 and she assumed her new rank, and became Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, on June 5, 2012. Janet Wolfenbarger graduated from Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio in 1976.〔John Nolan, (AFMC’s vice commander is once again Air Force’s highest-ranking woman. ) ''Dayton Daily News'', 2009 December 4 (accessed 2009 December 5).〕 She is the daughter of Eldon and Shirley Libby of Paicines, California.〔(Janet C. Wolfenbarger, ) ''Gilroy Dispatch'' (Gilroy, California), 2005 May 20 (accessed 2009 December 10).〕 She is married to Craig "Wolf" Wolfenbarger. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janet C. Wolfenbarger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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