Laura J. Richardson is a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. In June 2017, she was appointed deputy commander of the United States Armed Forces Command, becoming the first woman to hold office.
Early life
Laura comes from the city of Northglenn Colorado. The experienced soldier attended the Metropolitan State College of Denver where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1986. Laura received her driving license at the tender age of sixteen and was also an All American swimmer. In addition, he was also a collaborator of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. She is currently married to a military man, Major General James Richardson. Together, the couple has a daughter.
Career
Richardson’s first military commission arrived in 1986 when he entered as a second lieutenant in the US Army Aviation Branch. In the 128th Assault Helicopter Company, he piloted the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter until his promotion to the rank of lieutenant in 1988. In 1989, he switched to 17 th Aviation Brigade in the position of logistics assistant, where he worked for his nation in South Korea. Between 1990 and 1991, he commanded the headquarters company of the fourth battalion until his promotion to captain.
Between 1991, he served in various positions in the army, including the Advanced Officer course at Aviation Officer at Fort Rucker, 1 st battalion, 158 th Commander of the aviation regiment in 1992 and Fort Hood officer of the 6 th Brigade of cavalry. The veteran also did some training at Fort Leavenworth in the battle command training program, some studied for a year at the military command and at General Staff College, in 1997 was promoted back to the position of operative officer and finally to an executive officer of the ninth battalion, 101 st Aviation Regiment.
Richardson also served as a military consultant for a vice president, Al Gore, from 1999 to 2001. After several positions and promotions, she was promoted to Brigadier General in 2011, and later took senior roles in Afghanistan before returning to the United States .
In June 2017, he made history after being confirmed as the first female officer to hold the rank of lieutenant general of the US army. The Senate appointed her to replace retired Lieutenant General Patrick Donahue II.
More contributions
Richardson’s major contributions to the United States and the US military can be obtained by looking at his senior officer history. I sell from the role of general commander in support of Fort Hood for 1 st Cavalry Division for his work in Afghanistan as deputy chief of staff, communication at the International Security Assistance Force, and now deputy commander of the US Army. The role will begin in early July, where he will report to Fort Bragg to start working on the new capacity.
