Gwendolyn A. Foster

Gwendolyn A. Foster
AllegianceUnited States
Branch
Army National Guard
Service years
1988–1996 (Army)
  • 2001–present (Air Force)
RankBrigadier general
Commands412th Medical Group
60th Medical Group
ConflictsIraq War
AwardsLegion of Merit (3)
Meritorious Service Medal (4)

Gwendolyn A. Foster is an U.S. Air Force brigadier general, nurse practitioner, and midwife. She is the director of staff to the surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force and the 19th chief nurse of the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps. Foster is the first Black female on active duty to become a general officer in the United States Air Force Medical Service.

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