{"id":37904,"date":"2018-06-25T18:09:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T18:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/25\/marine-ground-combat-arms-unit-gets-its-first-woman-commander\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:41:41","slug":"marine-ground-combat-arms-unit-gets-its-first-woman-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/06\/25\/marine-ground-combat-arms-unit-gets-its-first-woman-commander\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine ground combat arms unit gets its first woman commander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A historic change of command took place June 22 aboard Camp Pendleton, California, as the first woman to command a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/2018\/03\/05\/where-are-the-female-marines\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover699191\">Marine ground combat arms<\/a> unit took charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. 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