The Kansas National Guard has appointed their first female Brigadier General, BG Deborah Rose. Congratulations, ma'am!
KANSAS AIR GUARD COLONEL TO BE HONORED APRIL 3 FOR PROMOTION TO BRIGADIER GENERAL RANKCol. Deborah Rose, vice commander of the Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th Air Refueling Wing, will be pinned as a brigadier general on Tuesday, April 3. The pinning will take place during a special ceremony at 11 a.m. in the Kansas Senate chamber. Rose was confirmed by the Kansas Senate on March 20 by a 40-0 vote.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, the adjutant general, will pin on Rose’s new rank, making her the first woman to attain the rank of general in the history of the Kansas National Guard.
Following her promotion, Rose will assume the position of director of the Joint Forces Headquarters Kansas, Kansas National Guard. She had served as vice commander of the 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field in Topeka since April 2004.
“General Rose earned this rank through dedication and a lot of hard work, and the fact that she is making history by being the first female general in our Guard makes this moment one of which every Kansan should be proud,” said Bunting, “I salute her and I know she’s going to be a valuable addition to our command staff.”
Rose also made history in April 2002 when she was the first woman to be promoted to colonel in the Kansas National Guard.
If you'd like a little more info on General Rose, the Topeka Capital-Journal blog has a Q&A session.
