Senator Steve Daines is honoring one Montana native for her achievements in our armed forces.
Major General Barbara Holcomb is the first female commanding general at the US Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick.
She’s also the chief of the US Army Nurse Corps.
Major General Holcomb grew up in Miles City.
She first joined the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps following her first year of nursing school.
Senator Daines is calling her a trailblazer and a Montana leader.