“I want to prove myself:" NC National Guard welcomes 1st female officers in infantry, armor branches
Second Lt. Ashley Hurd is no stranger to the armor world.For the past eight years, she’s served as part of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, based in Clinton, as a track mechanic.But now, Hurd has a new role within the brigade. She is the unit’s first female armor officer. And the first female armor officer in the North Carolina National.Hurd, of Hope Mills, and another brand-new second lieutenant who became the state’s first female infantry […]