40th Div Arty has woman commander.

In July 2002, Lieutenant Colonel (Promotable) (LTC) Jane M. Anderholt took command of the 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Artillery of the California Army National Guard (CAARNG). She likely is the first woman to command a division artillery or even a brigade-level FA unit in the Total Army.

In her previous two assignments, she served as the 40th Div Arty Executive Officer (XO) and Commander of the 40th Rear Operations Center in the CAARNG. Other command and staff positions include serving as XO for the Forward Support Battalion, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator (AFSCOORD), Div Arty S2 and Commander of the Div Arty Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, all in the 40th Division. In Lance missile units while on active duty, LTC Anderholt was the S2 for the 3d Battalion, 79th Field Artillery (3-79 PA) in Germany and a Firing Platoon Leader in 6-33 PA at Fort Sill Oklahoma. She was appointed to the CAARNG in 1990.

LTC Anderholt also served in the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill in the Weapons Department, teaching the Lance Officer's Course and the PreCommand Course. It was during this tour that she received her Force Modernization functional area. She was involved in the Lance conversion to the multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS), among other modernization projects.

She holds an MBA from Oklahoma City University and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.