Slovenia appoints a woman as chief of military for 1st time

Slovenia's government on Tuesday appointed a female officer as the head of the armed forces, a first for the small country which is a member of NATO and the European Union.

Maj. Gen. Alenka Ermenc, 55, will formally take up her post as the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces at a ceremony on Wednesday, when she will also become the only woman to currently hold the top armed forces post among the NATO countries.