Brig Gen (ret) Brenda Cartier

Brig Gen (ret) Brenda Cartier, United States Air Force, deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq as a Fire Control Officer on AC-130U gunships. She commanded the 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL and the 1st Expeditionary Special Operations Group, Bagram, Afghanistan, and served as Director of Operations for Air Force Special Operations Command. She is the inaugural president of the Air Commando Heritage Foundation.