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Women’s AF history expands with new four-star

Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie

Air Force Public Affairs Command Information

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In Air Force history a legacy has been (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
written, by women, for women. The walls of the Women in Military Ser-
vice for America Memorial are filled with stories of historic and iconic Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III congratulates newly promoted Gen. Ellen M. Paw-
women from all U.S. military services that have served the nation. likowski during her promotion ceremony June 1, at the Women’s Memorial for Military Service
in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Pawlikowski is slated to become the commander of Air
History has once again been written. Those halls now hold a new Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
story as Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, the assistant secretary of the Air
Force for acquisition, military deputy, was promoted to the rank of of ‘Do the right thing even when it’s hard’ resonates within me.
general, effective June 8. She is now the third female four-star general in “Madam secretary, (Gen. Welsh,) you know you have my commit-
Air Force history, following in the footsteps of remarkable women who
paved the way. ment and promise that I guarantee you that I will do the best that I can,”
Pawlikowski continued. “I will never, ever quit and I will do the right
“This is a great day for Ellen and (her) family (and) from my perspec- thing even when it’s hard, because that’s who I am.”
tive it is a great day for the United States Air Force,” said Air Force Chief
of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III. “(Secretary of the Air Force Deborah The career of Pawlikowski has ranged from a variety of technical
Lee James) and I expect an awful lot out of our four-star generals in the management, leadership and staff positions including command at the
Air Force. We expect that they be able to defend the nation. We expect wing and center levels.
them to protect the institution and we expect them to lead, inspire and
nurture the Airmen and families who give our institution life. We are Continuing her career as a leader, Pawlikowski will assume command
extremely confident that Pawlikowski will do all those things.” this summer as the head of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Pawlikowski entered the Air Force in 1978 through the ROTC pro-
gram at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and became the first fe- As she stood on the stage of the Woman’s Memorial, in the presence
male officer to receive a commission from that program. She went on to of so many men and women who have defined history, Pawlikowski said
attend the University of California at Berkeley, and received a doctorate she truly felt like she was standing on the shoulders of giants.
in chemical engineering in December 1981, and entered the active-duty
Air Force in April 1982.

Through the guidance and honorable love of her mother, late hus-
band, family, friends and Airmen she has led, Pawlikowski said there are
three statements that define her.

“In the words of my mother, ‘Just do the best no matter how hard it is,
no matter how menial you think it is, just do the best that you can; and
never quit,’” Pawlikowski said. “And from my late husband, the message

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