New Commander Is Highest Ranking Female Officer In Afghanistan Since War Began

She does not look like someone to be trifled with.

COL Lee Flemming, I hope she does well, the same as I would wish for any soldier, especially one with such responsibility.

COL Lee Flemming awesome achievement.
Army Maj. Gen. Robin Fontes on Saturday assumed the highest position of any female service member in Afghanistan since the war began, taking over command of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan.

“I promise to give you my full support, my best effort, my respect and my loyalty every day,” Fontes told a crowd at a change-of-command ceremony. Fontes took over from outgoing Commander Army Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser.

Fontes, a U.S. Military Academy graduate, has spent 12 years in the region, serving in Afghanistan multiple times, as well as in India, Pakistan and Tajikistan. She speaks three regional languages.