President Biden Nominates two Women to Combatant Commanders at the White House

President Joe Biden's Combatant Commander nominee Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost fist bumps Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after Biden introduced her and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson as his nominees, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, March 8, 2021. Ovost has been nominated to lead the Transportation Command and Richardson, has been nominated to lead military activities in Latin America at Southern Command. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI