U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Wilson scans the area for threats during an exercise on Joint Base Balad in Iraq last week. Wilson is a combat rescue officer assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a U.S. General in Iraq -- Washington Post
BAGHDAD -- Brig. Gen. Heidi Brown made history during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as the first female commander to head an American combat brigade in wartime.
The imposing, 49-year-old Texan led battalions providing air cover and artillery support to U.S. ground forces fighting their way toward Baghdad across Iraq's southern desert. Her troops shot down Iraqi Scud missiles. Several of her soldiers, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch, were ambushed and taken hostage, in the first major crisis of the early days of the invasion.
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