The command chief warrant officer for the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command was promoted to chief warrant officer 4 on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Nov. 15.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Victoria RamageGarcia pinned on her current rank during a widely attended ceremony at the 20th CBRNE Command Headquarters. Brig. Gen. W Bochat, the commanding general of the 20th CBRNE Command, hosted the promotion ceremony. A native of Pioneer, California, RamageGarcia has served in the U.S. Army for almost 20 years.
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