Oct. 17 (UPI) -- For the first time in U.S. history, a woman is leading the U.S. Army Forces Command -- having taken over Tuesday for Gen. Robert B. Abrams.
Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, who's been in the U.S. Army for 22 years, assumed the post in a changing of the guard ceremony at Fort Bragg in North Carolina Tuesday. As acting FORSCOM commander, she will lead 776,000 soldiers and 96,000 civilians.