Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone

Carol Ann Fausone completed more than three decades of military service as an Air Force nurse and Michigan Air National Guard medical leader. She became the first woman to attain the rank of Brigadier General in the Michigan Air National Guard and served as Assistant Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs. Her assignments included medical leadership at Selfridge and command of the 110th Medical Squadron at Battle Creek. Following military service, Fausone continued advocating for veterans, including through legal work focused on veterans’ benefits and disability claims, with particular attention to wounded, disabled, and underserved veterans.