Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services

MG (Retired) Peggy C. Combs, USA

DACOWITS Position

  • Committee Member

Other Positions/Employment/Community Involvement

  • President and CEO Army and Navy Academy, Carlsbad CA
  • Advisory Board Member, Office of Veterans Affairs, Syracuse University
  • Co-Chair America 250 Americas Service Members Advisory Council
  • Advisory Board Member Shenandoah University Leadership Academy
  • Board of Directors, Member Connected Nation

Prior Military Service or Affiliation

  • Retired U.S. Army with 33.5 years of service.
  • Leadership experience across tactical, operational, and strategic levels
  • 17 years experience in training and leader development, including Commanding General United States Army Cadet Command, and Fort Knox KY, and Commandant US Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School
  •  Last Assignment: Chief of Staff, US Northern Command and Northern American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, CO

Highest Education (Military/Civilian)

  •  Doctorate of Laws, Honoris Causa, Syracuse University 2021, Syracuse, NY
  •  Masters of Strategic Arts – 2007 US Army War College, Carlisle, PA
  •  Masters of Science, Business, 1999, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, KS
  •  Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1985, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Achievements/Awards/Recognition

  • American Legion Auxiliary Woman of the Year 2017
  • Defense Superior Service Medal
  • Distinguished (Orange Circle) Alumnus Syracuse University 2024
MG (Retired) Peggy C. Combs, USA