Kathryn Frost

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Major General (retired) Kathryn G. Frost (November 7, 1948 – August 18, 2006) was the commander of the United States Army and Air Force Exchange Service from August 2002 to April 2005. At the time of her retirement, she was the highest-ranking woman in the United States Army.^[1] She was also the wife of former United States Representative Martin Frost of Texas.

Shortly before assuming the post at AAFES, Frost was diagnosed with breast cancer. She publicly stated that her military training gave her an advantage in dealing with cancer.

Frost's military career covered over thirty years and included assignments as the Adjutant General, of the U.S. Army, with concurrent assignment as the Commanding General, Physical Disability Agency, and Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency, and as the Commander, Eastern Sector, United States Military Entrance Processing Command

Following her retirement from the Army, she was offered the position of Executive Director of the American Association of University Women, an offer she was forced to decline for health reasons. Kathryn Frost died on August 18, 2006 from breast cancer.

Frost held a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Wayne State University.