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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 12:17 PM Apr 2018

Trump nominates first female African American general

http://time.com/5237828/first-african-american-woman-general/

President Donald Trump has nominated the first African-American woman for promotion to general in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Col. Lorna M. Mahlock will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general, if confirmed, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. Mahlock is currently the deputy director of Operations, Plans, Policies, and Operations Directorate at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Mahlock has served in Germany, worked in the Office of Legislative Affairs and served in Okinawa, Japan.
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Trump nominates first female African American general (Original Post) 7962 Apr 2018 OP
Was he forced to? superpatriotman Apr 2018 #1
"was she a donor?" I wish I knew how to post the "laughing" simile!!! 7962 Apr 2018 #2
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