US Army Promotes Nigerian American Amanda Azubuike To Brigadier General (video)

Nigerian American,  Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted from Lieutenant Colonel o Brigadier General of the United States Army at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. Brigadier General   “Amanda I. Azubuike who was born to Nigerian parents received her commission from the University of Central Arkansas in December 1993 and earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications and later attended Georgetown University, where she earned  a Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications. Until her promotion  “Azubuike served as the Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters in Doral, Florida. Later, she served as the Chief of Staff and Senior Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. Her operational deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring Freedom include: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and Bagram, Afghanistan. She has earned the Army Aviator Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Parachutist Badge. Her awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Army Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster.”