Lt.Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

Carignan will also be promoted to the rank of general during the changeofcommand ceremony.

She was chosen by the federal government to become Canada's first female defence chief, and she's no stranger to firsts.

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