LOS ALAMITOS, Calif — The California National Guard has announced the appointment of the first woman to lead a U.S. Army infantry division. Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will take command of the 40th ...

Brigadier General Laura Yeager, who recently was stationed in Sacramento, will make history as the first woman to lead a U.S. Army infantry division later this month. Yeager will take command of the ...

The military unit was formed in September 1917 as the United States entered World War I and has since deployed soldiers in World War II, the Korean War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. This month, Brig.

This month, Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager, a decorated helicopter pilot who navigated a narrow path to leadership, will take command of the 40th Infantry Division in the California National Guard, a unit ...