Meet Nigerian Woman Who Became a General In US Army.
The United States Army has elevated a Nigerian woman from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier
General. Serving at a military installation in Fort Knox, Kentucky, is Amanda Azubuike.
She enlisted in the US Army in 1994 and graduated from the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course to
become an aviator. A brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the US Armed
Forces who ranks below a major general and above a colonel. General James Rainey, commander of the
US Army Futures Command, praised Azubuike for her strong leadership qualities and said that
she "makes everyone around her better." Born in London, United Kingdom, to a Nigerian father and
a Zimbabwean mother, Amanda Azubuike joined the US Army in 1994 and became an aviator after passing
the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course. Out of the total population 1.2 million men and women of
the US Army only 300 made it to the high ranking positions of which she was meritoriously among.
Welcome to another episode on our channel. Sit back and relax as we discover more
about Amanda Azubuike and how she rose to fame in the US Army.
Azubuike was promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General of the US Army at a military
base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. She spent 11 years in the aviation industry before continuing
her career in the Army as a public affairs and relations officer. Azubuike previously held
the position of Chief of Staff/Senior Military Advisor at the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and is currently a Deputy Commanding Officer at the US Army Cadet Command.
She also held the positions of Director of Public Affairs at the Joint Force HQs-National Capital
Region/Military District of Washington and Chief of Public Affairs at the United States Southern
Command, Fort Lauderdale Area. She also worked in public relations for the Washington Redskins,
an NFL team, and as a communications consultant for the National Football League
Players Association. In addition to her military training, Gen. Azubuike holds a Master of Arts in
National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College and a Master of
Professional Studies in Public Relations/Corporate Communications from Georgetown University.
She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communication/media studies from the
University of Central Arkansas. Amanda Azubuike
began her career in the 924th Aviation Support Battalion at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia,
where she served as a platoon leader, after graduating from flight school in 1995 as a
UH-1 pilot. She worked for the Aviation Company, Multinational Force, and Observers in the Sinai,
Egypt, first as the Flight Operations Officer and then as the Platoon Leader. She served in South
Korea as an operations officer and RC-12 pilot with the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion
(Aerial Exploitation) after completing the Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Qualification Course
and Military Intelligence Captain’s Career Course. She was assigned to Fort Jackson, South Carolina,
as the Commander of Alpha Company, Victory Brigade. She was assigned to the Coalition
Forces Land Component Command in Kuwait from July 2005 through June 2006, where she served
as a Public Affairs Operations Officer. Amanda was assigned to the U.S. Army Central Command’s
Headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Azubuike served as the Chief of Media Relations and Public
Affairs Operations Officer with the U.S. Army Central Command’s Headquarters at Fort McPherson,
Georgia. In the Community Outreach Division of the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief of Public Affairs,
Amanda was given a job. As the Public Affairs Director for the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort
Stewart, Georgia, Amanda was a student at the U.S. Army War College. She deployed to Bagram,
Afghanistan, with the division headquarters. As the Joint Force Headquarters / Military District
of Washington’s Public Relations Director, Amanda was posted to Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.,
where she oversaw the joint public affairs team that assisted in the 58th Presidential
Inauguration. She worked as the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters’ Chief of Public Affairs
in Doral, Florida. Azubuike served as the Chief of Staff and Senior Military Assistant
to the Principal Deputy in the office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon.
The Army Aviator Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Parachutist Badge have all been acquired
by Amanda. The Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal,
Army Commendation Medal with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters,
Army Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, and Joint Service
Commendation Medal are just a few of the honors and decorations she has received.
It is often said that determination is a major key to success. This assertion
has been proven by Amanda Azubuike as she was determined in her career and
became the first woman from Nigeria to climb the ladder of huge success
and becoming a Brigadier General in the US Army even before being granted citizenship.
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