Norma Elaine Brown was a Major General

Major General

Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

 in the U.S. Air Force. Her last post in the Air Force was as the Commander of the Chanute Technical Training Center in Rantoul, IL

Rantoul, Illinois

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. After her retirement from the military she served on the Board of Directors of GEICO

GEICO

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 until 1994.

Prior to the Chanute Technical Training Center she served as commander of the Air Base Group. She also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Air Force Logistics Command

Air Force Logistics Command

Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio...

 at the Wright Patterson AFB. Norma Elaine Brown is known for being the first female to command a USAF wing (6940th Security Wing at Goodfellow AFB, TX, 1974) in the history of the U.S. Air Force.