GRAND FORKS (AP) - The Grand Forks Air Force Base has a new commander.

Col. Diane Hull was installed in ceremonies Tuesday to take command of the base's 319th Air Refueling Wing.

Hull is the first woman to head the base.

"We've had women in the service for a long time and we're finally getting old enough to assume these positions," she said. "I'm very honored.

Hull said her father, a U.S. Army officer, inspired her to pursue a male-dominated career.

"He just instilled in me a sense of duty and integrity, and I've wanted to be a military officer to follow in his footsteps," she said.

Hull came to Grand Forks from the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.