1 7 ▁about ▁her ▁assignment , ▁Font es ▁replied ▁to ▁Stars ▁and ▁St ri pes ▁that ▁she ▁hoped ▁the ▁public ▁would ▁judge ▁her ▁performance ▁as ▁an ▁Army ▁officer ▁regardless ▁of ▁her ▁gender . ▁Despite ▁the ▁flo od ▁of ▁negative ▁comments ▁Stars ▁and ▁St ri pes ▁reported ▁they ▁received ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁her ▁appointment ▁to ▁C ST C - A , ▁Font es ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁surprised . ▁She ▁said ▁" if ▁I ▁wor ried ▁about ▁that , ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁have ▁time ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁else ." ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Font es ▁serves ▁as ▁senior ▁defense ▁official ▁and ▁defense ▁attach é , ▁U . S . ▁Def ense ▁Att ach é ▁Office , ▁India . ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Font es ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁senior ▁defense ▁official ▁and ▁defense ▁attach é , ▁U . S . ▁Def ense ▁Att ach é ▁Office , ▁Egypt . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁her ▁next ▁assignment ▁was ▁instead ▁changed ▁to ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁General ▁for ▁Oper ations , ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Cy ber ▁Command . ▁ ▁Font es ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁lifetime ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Area ▁Officer ▁Association . ▁She ▁has ▁said ▁she ▁plans ▁to ▁ret ire ▁to ▁Low man , ▁Id aho ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁military ▁career . ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L