Capt. Bates is first female commander within 1-214th
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Capt. Bates (center) recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Elberton. Rotary President Chris Dyal is on the left and Rotarian and former National Guard General Joel Seymour is on the right (Photo by Jones)
When the Elberton-based 1st battalion of the 214th Field Artillery touched down in Morocco as part of African Lion 2021 in June, one of the battalion’s three batteries was led for the first time in th…