Louisiana National Guard promote first female Brig. General

NEW ORLEANS –Brig. Gen. Joanne F. Sheridan, assistant adjutant general-Army, is pinned by her husband Mark Sheridan and her father Command Sgt. Major (Retired) Joe S. Fernald with the one-star rank insignia during her official promotion ceremony at Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans, July 27, 2012. Sheridan, who has filled numerous leadership positions and served in Iraq, is the first female general officer in the LANG and the 27th currently serving in the National Guard. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office)