{"id":50096,"date":"2023-03-24T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/24\/breaking-barriers-enduring-advocacy-these-army-women-made-a-mark\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:12:33","slug":"breaking-barriers-enduring-advocacy-these-army-women-made-a-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2023\/03\/24\/breaking-barriers-enduring-advocacy-these-army-women-made-a-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking barriers, enduring advocacy: These Army women made a mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 inductees to the Army Women\u2019s Foundation Hall of Fame and separate awardees included three-star generals, a staff sergeant and even a male Navy commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some served as pioneers in their service, breaking barriers to education and jobs previously limited only to men. Others are still serving and making changes that benefit women, such as expanding ponytail wear from combat helmets to all uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundation, established in 1969, held its 15th annual induction ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia on March 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s his year\u2019s ceremony honored the service, sacrifice and contributions of female Army servicemembers and veterans and those who have served and those whose work has made a difference in the lives of female soldiers. The foundation selected eight individuals for recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re a small group, but it\u2019s moments such as these, this ceremony is so uplifting and it\u2019s so great to be able to recognize women who\u2019ve done extraordinary things,\u201d said retired Army Brig. Gen. Anne F. Macdonald, who now serves as foundation president.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/23\/foundation-honors-army-women-with-hall-of-fame-induction\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A7R05839.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Foundation honors Army women with Hall of Fame induction<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In the 14th annual Hall of Fame induction, 13 Army women were honored.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macdonald told Army Times that this year\u2019s event featured the inaugural scholarship awarded in honor of the 6888th Central Post Directory Battalion, the Army\u2019s first and only all-Black female unit to be deployed overseas during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundation has awarded more than $600,000 in scholarships over the past 14 years, Macdonald said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nicole Burkett received this $2,500 scholarship in part for her current doctoral research on the effects of combat service on Black female veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burkett joined the Army in 1995 primarily to help pay for college but wound up serving until her retirement in 2019. The supply chain logistics expert deployed to Kuwait, Korea and Afghanistan and held down the home front when her fellow soldier husband deployed to Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt means a lot to me to win this award,\u201d Burkett told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding will help her continue research on an underserved population. She\u2019s conducting interviews with black female combat veterans in her home state of Texas as she completes her dissertation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think the foundation is extremely important,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization provides \u201csituational awareness,\u201d she said and ensures that women have a voice on Army concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Below are brief biographical notes on each of the inductees and awardees from this year\u2019s ceremony:<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Army Col. M. Tia Johnson<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson notched many firsts during her three-decade Army career. Those included serving as the first Black woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel in the 227-year history of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps. Also, she served as the first female chief over operational law to an Army corps, advising war planners and warfighters, and the first Black woman to chair an academic department at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals\u2019 School. On January 3, 2023, the Honorable M. Tia Johnson was sworn in as a judge for the military\u2019s top court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. The military court consists of five civilian judges, each appointed to 15-year terms. Johnson is the first Black woman to serve on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"405\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/M.-Tia-Johnson-Contrast.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/M.-Tia-Johnson-Contrast.jpg.jpg 336w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/M.-Tia-Johnson-Contrast.jpg.jpg?resize=249,300 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Army Col. M. Tia Johnson. (contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Army Lt. Gen. Flora D. Darpino<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combat veteran Darpino broke numerous gender barriers throughout her career. She is the first and highest-ranking woman appointed as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army since the establishment of the Army in 1775. As The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, Darpino served as the senior military lawyer for the service and the principal legal adviser to the Secretary of the Army. She directed over 10,000 lawyers in the JAG Corps at more than 100 active and reserve Army legal offices across the United States and abroad. Her legacy lives on in the people she led and inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"598\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darpino-Flora-headshot.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darpino-Flora-headshot.jpg.jpg 397w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darpino-Flora-headshot.jpg.jpg?resize=199,300 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Army Lt. Gen. Flora D. Darpino. (contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Army Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrence is an Army leader, mentor, and role model who broke multiple gender barriers throughout her over 39-year career as both an enlisted soldier and officer. She is one of the longest-serving members of the Women\u2019s Army Corps. The first female soldier to serve as the service\u2019s top and highest-ranking Signal Officer, Chief Information Officer\/G6. Before that, Lawrence served as the first female Commanding General, 5th Signal Command, and the U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army Chief Information Officer\/ Assistant Chief of Staff, G-6. She continues to serve the military and veteran community as the first female president and CEO of Armed Forces Communications &amp; Electronics Association International in the association\u2019s 75-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1500\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LTG-Susan-Lawrence-high-res.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LTG-Susan-Lawrence-high-res.png.png 1001w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LTG-Susan-Lawrence-high-res.png.png?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LTG-Susan-Lawrence-high-res.png.png?resize=768,1151 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LTG-Susan-Lawrence-high-res.png.png?resize=683,1024 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Army Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence. (contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Army Brig. Gen. Rebecca \u201cBecky\u201d S. Halstead<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halstead achieved many firsts during her 27-year career in the Army. The first female soldier to graduate from any of the service academies to then earn a promotion to flag rank; the first woman to command in combat at the strategic level; and the first woman Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School. Then there are the ways in which she led and continues to lead. Halstead made extraordinary contributions to the Army and to soldiers and Army civilians. The retired general now serves as an inspirational speaker, caring leader and author of 24\/7: The First Person You Must Lead Is YOU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Becky-Halstead-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Becky-Halstead-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg 384w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Becky-Halstead-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Army Brig. Gen. Rebecca \u201cBecky\u201d S. Halstead (contributed).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Army Brig. Gen. Velma \u201cVon\u201d L. Richardson<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richardson is the second Black female general officer in the history of the Army and the first Black female officer to obtain the rank of brigadier general in the signal corps. At the time of her 2003 retirement, she served as the senior Black woman in the active-duty Army. Over her 31-year Army career, Richardson voiced strong advocacy for all soldiers, regardless of gender. Richardson has interests in mentorship, education, youth, and national security, and she belongs to organizations and serves on boards that feed those interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1007\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BG-Von-Richardson.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BG-Von-Richardson.jpg.jpg 694w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BG-Von-Richardson.jpg.jpg?resize=207,300 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Army Brig. Gen. Velma \u201cVon\u201d L. Richardson. (contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Debra L. Strickland<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Combat Veteran, mentor, coach, and advocate CSM Debra Strickland achieved many firsts during her 36-year career. CSM Debra Strickland served as the first command sergeant major of the Installation Management Command in 2006; before that, she was the first woman command sergeant major of the Installation Management Agency in2002. As IMCOMS\u2019s chief advocate for quality-of-life issues, she is credited for guiding and developing the First Sergeant\u2019s Barracks Initiative. She culminated her career as the first female CSM and Base Camp Sergeant Major for Base Support Group Kabul, Afghanistan. CSM Strickland continues to focus on improving fellow veterans\u2019 lives through the presentation and support of scholarships and corps regimental awards developed in memory of her husband, SGM Larry L. Strickland, who was killed in the attack on the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Strickland-Headshot.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Strickland-Headshot.jpg.jpg 810w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Strickland-Headshot.jpg.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Strickland-Headshot.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Debra L. Strickland. (contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>The foundation honored the following individuals in their Champion Award category:<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Retired Navy Cmdr. Carlton D. Philpot<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philpot worked over three decades to recognize and honor the contributions, service, and sacrifices of Black military units and Army women who have served with courage, honor, and unselfish devotion. Due to his contributions, generations will know Cathay Williams \u2013 the only known Female Buffalo Soldier, Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, Lt. Col. Harriet Waddy, and the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"1193\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Philpot-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Philpot-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg 973w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Philpot-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg?resize=245,300 245w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Philpot-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg?resize=768,942 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Philpot-High-Contrast.jpg.jpg?resize=835,1024 835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Navy Cmdr. Carlton D. Philpot. (contributed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Army Staff Sgt. Abby M. Davis<\/b><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis championed on behalf of Army women the change to Army Regulation 670-1 to authorize female soldiers to wear ponytails in all uniforms. The Army released updated grooming and appearance regulations in 2021 after the regulation board convened specifically to consider the impact of AR 670-1 on minority soldiers. The board\u2019s recommendation led to the Army granting women the option to wear a ponytail only while wearing an Army-issued helmet were the hair bun interfered with the proper use of the helmet. Through Davis\u2019s grassroots approach to solving a problem faced by Army women, regardless of uniform, she facilitated an updated grooming regulation allowing women the option to wear a ponytail in all uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"3000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davis-Abby-Headshot-.jpg.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Army Staff Sgt. 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