Gwendolyn A. Foster | |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service | |
Years of service | 1988–1996 (Army)
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Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands | 412th Medical Group 60th Medical Group |
Battles / wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Meritorious Service Medal Legion of Merit |
Gwendolyn A. Foster is an U.S. Air Force brigadier general, nurse practitioner, and midwife. She is the director of staff to the surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force and the 19th chief nurse of the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps. Foster is the first Black female on active duty to become a general officer in the United States Air Force Medical Service.