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WEST POINT, N.Y. — The first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was sworn in on Tuesday, the latest milestone for American women who now are allowed to serve all military combat roles.

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OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL Falls Church, Va. (Dec. 11, 2015) -- The Senate confirmed Thursday Maj. Gen. Nadja West to serve as the new Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM).

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Sometimes when the going got tough at Ranger School, one of the women who graduated in August recently told an audience of West Point cadets, she would draw inner strength by thinking about the first marathon she ever ran. Other times, according to cadets who heard her speak, she said the exhaustion would be too much, as on a late night patrol when, confused by a sudden stop, she found herself talking to a bush.

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