Brave Women in the Armed Forces of the World

Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Anderson and Afghan national army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai look through a program during the International Women's Day held March 3 2008 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Hundreds turned out to the festivities and celebrated the world's women and acknowledged women's contributions to peace and security. General Anderson is the Combined Joint Task Force-82 deputy commanding general-support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester)

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Capt. Dawn Fitzgerald goes through the combat first aid obstacle course Feb. 29 2008 on a range on Fort Dix, N.J. Taught by Expeditionary Operations School officials, Air Force Expeditionary Center's Air Advisor Course 08-1 prepares Airmen deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq who will in turn be training military forces in those countries. Captain Fitzgerald is from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 26, 2008) Chief Musician Yolanda C. Pelzer sings during a concert by the U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. U.S. Navy photo by Musician First Class Casey J. Elliott (Released)

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Pacific Ocean (April 8, 2008) Damage Controlman Fireman Ashley Bruder fills a Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey Lewis. (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 6, 2008) Weapons department Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) stand force protection .50 caliber machine-gun watch as the ship pulls out of San Diego. John C. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are conducting flight deck certification. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Walter M. Wayman (Released)

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ALDEA EL HIGUERAL, Guatemala (May 10, 2008) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Jessica San Roque, assigned to Construction Batallion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), resizes a post to be used in building a small shed at the Aldea El Higueral school renovation site during Continuing Promise (CP) 2008, a two-month Humanitarian Civic Assistance mission to Central and South America. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Jarvis (Released)

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 23, 2008) A triumphant midshipmen from the class of 2008 shows his diploma to his family in the stands surrounding Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, during the United States Naval Academy commencement ceremony. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley (Released)

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SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 21, 2008) Gunners Mate First Class Rachel Silversmith, armory and range lead petty officer for the Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Security Department, counts 7.62 mm ammunition before a familiarization firing training session aboard a harbor security patrol boat. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (Released)

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ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (May 26, 2008) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Maria Arteaga, assigned to the Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), translates for her grandmother during an eye exam at the Canton la Sunza school during Continuing Promise (CP) 2008. Boxer is deployed in supporting the Pacific phase of CP, an equal-partnership mission between the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador and Peru. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Porter Anderson (Released)

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

We see here the IMI Negev a Belt feed Light Machine gun normally in 5.56x45mm. note it has a folding stock.

Correction: Earlier is said

There is a Third. The Polish made MSBS-5,56B (Modulowy System Broni Strzeleckiej kalibru 5,56 mm Bullpup made by Randon

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kwaigonegin said:

Major Heather "Lucky" Penney

And one of the bravest of them all. Look her up if you don't know who she is.

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Heather "Lucky" Penney-García is an Air Force pilot who, The Washington Post reported on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, was one of two ordered to ram and down United Airlines Flight 93 before it reached Washington DC during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A literature major at Purdue University, Maj. Penney, who was a lieutenant at the time, was reportedly ordered into the air in her F-16 fighter jet alongside Marc H. Sasseville's aircraft at Andrews Air Force Base as the terrorist attacks were unfolding on September 11, 2001. They were ordered to down flight United 93 before it reached Washington DC's airspace, but because of the urgency there was not time to outfit their aircraft with live ammunition. The mission could only have been accomplished by ramming the plane with their respective fighter jets. The passengers of Flight 93 subsequently took control of the aircraft, which then crashed, thus ending the mission. This version of events has been questioned in part because the 9/11 Commission Report made the determination that Flight 93 was not a known threat at the time.[1] Major Penney currently works for Lockheed on the F-35 project.

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Miragedriver said:

Colombian Military:

I will now get back to bottling my Malbec

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Equation said:

Are those Colombia's version of the Naval Academy?

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Miragedriver said:

Yes(si) they are cadets at the Naval Academy.

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The Chinese navy has held a memorial ceremony for the 120th anniversary of the first Sino-Japanese War in Weihai, Shandong province of China. The First Sino-Japanese War was fought from August 1, 1894 to April 17, 1895.

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