In 2021 Lieutenant Colonel Chimamanda Azubuike was one of the highest-ranking female officers in the US Military and by the following year, 2022 she was decorated as a Brigadier General.
Born in the UK to a Nigerian father and Zimbabwean mother, Chimamanda who abridged her name to Amanda enrolled in the US Army in 1994, becoming an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Basic Course.
She studied Mass Communication/Media Studies at the University of Central Arkansas between 1989 – 1993 and also has a Master of Professional Studies, Public Relations/Corporate Communications from Georgetown University.
In the video below, the US Army General tells how she joined the US Army and worked her way up to become a General!
