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United States Air Force general

Margaret H. Woodward (born ) is an American former military officer and major general in the United States Air Force.

As commander of the 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, she was responsible for all US air actions that involved Africa.^[1] In March , she commanded the air component of the US contribution to the no-fly zone over Libya, sanctioned by the United Nations, making her the first woman to oversee a U.S.

combat air campaign.^[2]

She retired on April 1,

Early life and education

Woodward was born in and grew up in India and Pakistan, where her father worked for the United States Agency for International Development.^[3] She left the region when she was about ten years old.^[3]

Career

In , Woodward graduated from the Arizona State University and joined the U.S.

Air Force the year after.^[1][3] For most of her career