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First female DF flag officer

Larbre34 · 2019-09-16 21:46:27

Maureen O'Brien has been appointed Brigadier General and takes up post as UNDOF Deputy Force Commander in the Golan Heights, the first woman officer in the Defence Forces to achieve OF-6 or higher. General O'Brien was also the first woman half Colonel and full Colonel in the DF. Beir bua.

16-09-2019 9:46pm

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Maureen O'Brien has been appointed Brigadier General and takes up post as UNDOF Deputy Force Commander in the Golan Heights, the first woman officer in the Defence Forces to achieve OF-6 or higher. General O'Brien was also the first woman half Colonel and full Colonel in the DF.

Beir bua.

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