Brave Women in the Armed Forces of the World

Poland - Centrum Szkolenia Sił Powietrznych:


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Colombian Air Force Cadets:

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By the looks of those helmet they must be helicopter pilots.

Photos from the Popeye archives...

SEATTLE (March 24, 2011) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) organize snacks and refreshments for active-duty and dependent military Japan evacuees in their return to the U.S. at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport during Operation Pacific Passage. This Department of Defense mission provides support for the voluntary return of family members from designated areas in Japan in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nichelle Noelle Whitfield/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 31, 2008) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Nicholas Sokolich, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. assigned to the weapons department, explains to Storekeeper Seaman Sarah McClure, a native of Blythe, Calif. temporarily assigned to the security department, how to properly handle an M-240 machine gun aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2008) Capt. Ken Norton, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), talks with a group of midshipmen on the ship's flight deck. The midshipmen visited the ship to familiarize themselves with the duties of an officer and experience life on a ship. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac (Released)

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U.S. Army Spc. Bethany Scott throws a sandbag to Spc. Robert Alexander to help stop water from rising above a levee in New Harmony, Ind., June 13, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the Indiana National Guard’s 38th Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William E. Henry

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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bonita Davis shares kid-level information on being part of Army families during an Army Birthday celebration on Fort Dix, June 12, 2008. Donna M. McGrath and Mary Ellen Pratt, both with Army Child and Youth Services, wrote the book, which features pictures, graphics and text explaining Army history. U.S. Army photo by Ed Mingin

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 11, 2008) Yeoman 1st Class Julie Eubanks, of Rockwall, Texas, types an enclosure letter in the administrative office aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johndion Magsipoc (Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2008) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Elizabeth Castleberry, from Valdosta, Ga., stows an M61A1 20mm cannon awaiting maintenance aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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East Timor (July 20, 2008) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kate Thomas, assigned to the Military Sealift Command medical ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) examines a patient during a Pacific Partnership 2008 medical civic action program. Pacific Partnership is a four-month deployment by Mercy to assist the governments of participating nations with medical, dental and construction civic assistance programs. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Martin (Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 21, 2008) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Christina Lozano renders aid to casualty role players after a simulated explosion aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the U.S., Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Raile/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Caitlin Davies sounds reveille July 24 during a 407th Air Expeditionary Group formation at Ali Base, Iraq. In modern times, reveille sounds in the morning, generally near sunrise, though its exact time varies from base to base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chris Griffin)

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Senior Airman Kimberly Bickford performs a pre-load check July 28 on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to ensure the cable that releases the bomb is operational. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Senior Airman Latrisha Peebles holds a Malian baby July 16 at an orphanage in Bamako, Mali. Airman Peebles is one of more than 90 servicemembers at MEDFLAG 08, a multi-national medical training exercise for U.S. and African forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Justin Weaver)

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Iraqi girl scouts (back) observe a female US soldier tug-of-war-team during an activity day at the pool of the US embassy, a former palace of Saddam Hussein, in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad on August 2, 2008.

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Iraqi scout girls listen to the instructions of a U.S. soldier during an activity day hosted by the Green Zone Council of the Iraqi Scouts at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad August 2, 2008.

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 31, 2008) Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Amy Caccamise, from Riverside Calif., a food service attendant temporarily assigned to Supply Department's S-11 Division, prepares pie servings in the Chiefs' Mess galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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I suggest, as regards the topic of this thread, that every SD member read the story of Mary Ludwig Hays in the US Revolutionary War, or "Sgt. Molly," as she bacame known after George Washington gave her a battlefied, non-commisioned officer rating.

She is better known as Molly Pitcher, though her actual name was Mary Ludwig Hays. An absolutely amazing story, particularly regarding the cannon ball that passed between her legs in battle, taking off part of her petticoat, but otherwise not injuring her.

She was reported, in the heat of battle, to have said, "Well, that could have been worse," when it happened.

Serbian Army

There is a derelict Tellermine 43 in her wheelbarrow. Not that any of you lads would have noticed.














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Republic of China, Taiwanese UH-1 female pilot


Republic of China, Taiwanese transport female pilot



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First Female Pilot in the Colombian Navy LT. Lenys Lozano
[video=youtube;64-2PgrUpO4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=64-2PgrUpO4[/video]


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New recruit Alina Engel gets help adjusting her Bundeswehr-issued beret from fellow-recruit Alina Claus on the day the two received their uniforms in Berlin, Germany. Hundreds of new recruits arrived at barracks across Germany in the quarterly recruitment drive by the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces
Picture: SEAN GALLUP/GETTY IMAGES



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Attention! Natalia Poklonskaya became a brunette! Update avatars.





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