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In 2020, the Uruguayan Army achieved a great milestone by promoting its first woman to command a basic combat unit. Lieutenant Colonel Lorena Cardozo became chief of the 8th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Photo courtesy of U.S. SOUTHCOM)

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