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2th Air Force welcomes its first female commander

CHEYENNE (WNE) - The 20th Air Force received its first female commander, the highest- ranking position overseeing the nation's ground-based nuclear missiles, weeks after Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., released his blockade on military promotions last month.

Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser was officially initiated into the position during a symbolic change-of-command ceremony Friday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

"It's not lost on me that I'm the first woman to lead the 20th Air Force," Huser said in her ceremonial speech. "I may be the first, but I'm...