Maj. Brenda S. Sumner is pictured in 2018 while serving as aide-de-camp to the 44th Army Surgeon General, now-retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West. Sumner is currently serving as deputy commander for operations and the senior female Soldier at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe.

Maj. Brenda S. Sumner is pictured with her husband, Bill, a retired 23-year Marine Corps veteran, following her 2018 promotion to major in 2018 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Sumner, who was recently selected for promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel, currently serves as deputy commander for operations and the senior female Soldier at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe.

Then-Capt. Brenda S. Sumner is pictured in 2013 when she was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 62nd Medical Brigade, as an operations planner. She later assumed HHC command, which she held during a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2013-14.

Then-Sgt. Brenda S. Sumner is pictured in 2005, when she served as a medical supply sergeant with the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Washington state National Guard.

Maj. Brenda S. Sumner, left, is pictured in her younger years with her mother, Mary K. LaBarr. Sumner, who is deputy commander for operations and the senior female Soldier at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, credits much of her success in the Army over the past 24 years to her mother and other strong and influential women in her life growing up. (U.S. Army photos courtesy Maj. Brenda Sumner)