Her other assignments as a General Officer include serving as the Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Liberty, North Carolina; Chief of Army Legislative Liaison to the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C.; Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications at Headquarters International Security Assistance Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Kabul, Afghanistan; Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Cavazos, Texas; and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, also at Fort Cavazos.
 

During her 38-year career, General Richardson commanded from the company level through the combatant command level. She led an Assault Helicopter Battalion in combat with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), deploying her unit from Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Iraq in 2003–2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She has also served in numerous staff assignments across a wide range of locations, including as Military Aide to the Vice President at the White House in Washington, D.C.; as the Army’s Legislative Liaison to Congress at the U.S. Capitol; and as an Army Campaign Planner at the Pentagon.

​

General Richardson’s awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Legion of Merit (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), and the Air Medal (with Numeral 7). She has also received various unit, service, and campaign awards, along with numerous badges, including the Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Senior Army Aviator Badge, Vice-Presidential Service Badge, and Army Staff Identification Badge.

​

She is married to Lieutenant General (Retired) Jim Richardson. They have one daughter and a grandchild.