The 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade Equal Opportunity office observed Women’s History Month at the brigade dining facility, March 24.

Every year, during the month of March the Army celebrates the achievements that women have made to shape our great nation.

The National Women’s History Project chooses a theme each year, and this year’s theme is “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.”

During the observance luncheon, guest speaker, Col. Kimberly Daub, the commander for the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, gave a presentation honoring women.

“It’s important to highlight what females have done through the years,” said Daub. “The progress women have made didn’t happen overnight. It took small increments to get to where we are today.”

The presentation featured the accomplishments ranging from Dr. Mary E. Walker, a Civil War surgeon who is the first woman to receive the Medal of Honor, to Spc. Monica Lin Brown, the first women to receive the Silver Star during the war in Afghanistan.

“It was very insightful to see the things women have gone through. I enjoyed the observance,” said Spc. Mayra Jones, a human resources specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade.

Like the women in the presentation, Daub also has made an impact on military history, especially in the history of 101st. Daub became the first female brigade commander in the 101st Airborne Division in 2014.

“I think it had a major impact, for the audience, having her as a guest speaker,” said Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Duncan, the Equal Opportunity advisor for the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade. “Not only because she’s the first female brigade commander in the 101st, but because she is a leader.”

At the end of the presentation all the Equal Opportunity representatives from each battalion under the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade introduced themselves to the audience.

“The Army is one of the main organizations where we are diverse,” Duncan said. “We come from different backgrounds and walks of life. It’s very important to educate Soldiers [about] that. This way we can all understand each other and work together as a team.”

Duncan stated that although this was his first time putting together something like this he looks forward to the different events to come.