Brave Women in the Armed Forces of the World

May 12, 2014, West Bank Jericho, Palestinian Presidential Guard participated in the French National Gendarmerie female SWAT team training.

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Miragedriver said:

Chinese Army

Back to bottling my Grenache

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Ultra said:

Are they girls? I can't tell !

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 23: An Air Force Academy graduates celebrate their graduation at the graduation ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy at Falcon Stadium on May 23, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address for this year's graduation ceremony.

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U.S. soldiers carry plates of food during a Thanksgiving meal in Kabul, November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Female Marine recruits stand in formation during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. All female enlisted Marines and male Marines who were living east of the Mississippi River when they were recruited attend boot camp at Parris Island. About six percent of enlisted Marines are female. (Photo by Scott Olson/***** Images)

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Cpl. David Peck (C) from New Market, Tennessee instructs female Marines as they prepare to fire on the rifle range during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/***** Images)

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Male and Female Marine recruits haul backpacks while swimming in their uniforms as they are tested to determine their swimming skills during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. Male and female recruits are expected to meet the same standards during their swim qualification test.(Photo by Scott Olson

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Marine recruit Joyce Venzon of Honolulu, Hawaii swims in her uniform while being tested to determine her swimming skills during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina.

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Sgt. Gustavo Ramos of Pomona, California teaches female Marine recruits to remove body armor while under water during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina.

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Female Marine recruits Kara Forrestor (L) of Great Falls, Montana and Savannah Warren of Deer Park, Washington prepare to jump in the pool wearing body armor for swim training during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina.

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Female Marine recruits prepare to fire on the rifle range during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina.

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Female Marine recruits prepare to fire on the rifle range during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina

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Photo By: Cpl. Derrick K. Irions
May 20,2013
Camp Pendleton, Calif. - Cpl. Saundra Cardoza spun around the baseball bat while competing in the “Dizzy-Izzy” portion of a multi-station race during the safety fair and field meet held at Lake O’Neill Recreational Area here May 17. Cardoza is an administration clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here.

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Active duty Marine Gaybriell Copper, of Portsmouth, Virginia, concentrates as she's about the release her arrow. At right is active duty Marine Clayton McDaniel, of Hawaii. — Charlie Neuman

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May 23,2013
Photo By: Cpl. Codey Underwood
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan - Marines with the landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M-240B machine gun during a crew-served weapon shoot here, May 20. The unit is currently conducting CLB Exercise, the 31st MEU’s logistics combat element pre-deployment training, designed to refresh skills and tactics prior to operating outside of garrison. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Photo By: Lance Cpl. Henry Antenor
May 22,2013
CAMP KINSER, Okinawa Japan, CAMP KINSER, Okinawa Japan, Japan - Cpl. Cynthia S. Raiche leads her team during a 7-ton truck-pull event at Roberts Field on Camp Kinser on May 14 as part of the 3rd Maintenance Battalion "wrench-off." The event was designed so the battalion's five companies could compete against each other in various challenges such as: a Humvee pit crew relay, weapons systems disassembly and reassembly relay, log toss relay and the truck-pull. Raiche is a maintenance management specialist with Engineer Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Bn., Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Jul 20,2013
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), At Sea, At Sea - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Celia Trout a UH-1N Huey crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performs corrosion control on n AH-1W Super Cobra on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, July 20, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

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Photo By: Cpl. Sarah Wolff
Feb 20,2014
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Western Division Matches began today at Wilcox Range near Camp Margarita and will run until March 7. Marines will learn how to enhance their marksmanship proficiency within the Marine Corps by refining precision marksmanship skills through advanced marksmanship training and competition. Marines that are selected from the matches will earn the opportunity to shoot at the Marine Corps Matches in Camp Lejeune in April. Cpl. Raquel Martinez, a range coach on Edson Range with Marine Corps Recruit Depot, fires an M16A4 during the 2013 Western Division Matches at Wilcox Range in the 33-area of Camp Pendleton. Martinez went on to win first in the individual rifle category.

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Photo By: Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie
Mar 03, 2014
Vaernes, North Trondelag - Seaman Marq C. Heusner, a Mililani Hawaii native, an hospital corpsman with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group helps medical officers with Joint Medical Task Force, Host Nation Support Battalion set up an inflatable stationary aid station at Vaernes Garrison, Norway, Feb. 28, 2014. Corpsmen with 2nd Supply Bn. assisted in the setup of the SAS to learn about Norwegian equipment and integrate with ECTU prior to Cold Response 2014.

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Staff Sgt. Jessica Ancheta, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa protocol specialist, prepares the U.S. flag for the opening ceremony of African Partnership Flight in Dakar, Senegal, June 16, 2014. USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen are in Senegal for APF, a program designed to improve communication and interoperabilty between regional partners in Africa. The African partners include Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria and Niger with the U.S. helping with organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Aug 06, 2014 New Bern, NC - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, helps a New Bern Young Marine with her uniform during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released) -

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Aug 06, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kristin Toler, a field radio operator with the Fire Support Coordination Center, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, teaches a New Bern Young Marine drill movements during a Young Marine meeting at the New Bern Mall in New Bern, N.C., July 18, 2014. Toler spent most of her life as a Young Marine before joining the Marine Corps in 2013. Now she gives back to the organization by volunteering once a week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dwight A. Henderson/Released)

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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing color guard presented the color at the start of the ceremony on board the USS Midway Museum. — Nelvin C. Cepeda / UT San Diego

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U.S. Air Force Capt Carely Costello, 1st Combat Camera Squadron officer, performs Movement Over Urban Terrain training during Exercise Scorpion Lens at Ft. Jackson, SC, Jan. 27, 2017. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual Ability To Survive and Operate training exercise mandated by Air Force Combat Camera job qualification standards. Held at the United States Army Training Center Fort Jackson, S. C., and the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C. the exercise’s purpose is to provide refresher training to combat camera personnel. Individuals are instructed in the areas of combat tactics, photography, videography and on procedures inherent to support combat camera mission tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

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