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In April 2003, while serving in the Hawaii State Legislature, Gabbard enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard.[76] In July 2004, she was deployed for a 12-month tour in Iraq, serving as a specialist with the Medical Company, 29th Support Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.[77][78] In Iraq, Gabbard served at Logistical Support Area Anaconda, completing her tour in 2005.[79][80] Because of the deployment, she chose not to campaign for reelection to the state legislature.[81]
In March 2007, she graduated from the Accelerated Officer Candidate School at the Alabama Military Academy and graduated at the top of her class, the first woman ever to do so.[12] She was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and assigned to the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Hawaii Army National Guard, this time to serve as an Army Military Police officer.[13][82] She was stationed in Kuwait from 2008 to 2009.[80][83][84] She was one of the first women to enter a Kuwaiti military facility,[5][85] as well as the first woman to receive an award of appreciation from the Kuwait National Guard.[86][5]
Gabbard is a recipient of the Combat Medical Badge and the Meritorious Service Medal from the United States.[87] She also received the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency in gold.
On October 12, 2015, she was promoted from the rank of captain to major at a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.[15][88] She continued to serve as a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard until her transfer to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, a California-based United States Army Reserve unit assigned to the United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, in June 2020.[89][90]
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