Brave Women in the Armed Forces of the World

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Kasia Kardasiewicz (right), a Polish linguist with Mission Essential, teaches U.K. Army Soldiers with the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, how to speak and write in Polish during a Polish language class at the Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 20, 2018. Battle Group Poland is a unique, multinational coalition of U.S., U.K., Croatian and Romanian Soldiers who serve with the Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade as a deterrence force in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence initiative.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 22, 2018) Lt. Kelly Denimarck an Anti-Submarine/Surface Warfare - Warfare Tactics Instructor, conducts a Surface Warfare Advance Tactical Training (SWATT) briefing aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is completing the Navy's first East Coast ARG SWATT exercise. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and is designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlyn E. Eads/Released)

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More than 200 locals gathered in a tree-filled park by the town lake in Buena Vista, Colorado to be treated to a concert by the U.S. Army National Guard's 101st Army Band, along with the 101st Army Dixieland Band, June 22, 2018. The bands had people on their feet and dancing in the grass as cottonwood seeds floated through the air like snowflakes and the sun sank through the trees. The 101st Army Band features an array of musical ensembles that perform across a wide spectrum of musical styles and in a variety of environments. From Concert Band to Marching Band, Dixie to Rock and Roll. As "Colorado's Musical Ambassadors" the band performs across the entire state. No other unit has as much direct contact with the public nor as diverse a training schedule. The unit consists of 41 citizen-soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Ken Scar)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 20, 2018) Chief Operations Specialist Edward Smith, of Jacksonville, Fla., serves Sailors during a steel beach picnic aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). USS William P. Lawrence is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility conducting qualifications and routine operations during a scheduled underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica O. Blackwell/Released)
 

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KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Students at the American Renaissance Academy were treated to one-on-one on-camera interviews with instruction from the 305th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment June 18th. As a college preparatory school with a strong emphasis on the performing arts, the students of the American Renaissance Academy will not only need interviewing skills for college admission, but also for potential interviews as successful artists. Pictured here, Capt. Katie Ta, 305th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, interviews a student during the training.

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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 19, 2018) – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William D. Beydler, the commanding general for Marine Corps Forces Central Command, gives a challenge coin to a U.S. Army Soldier with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) for her outstanding work. Beydler visited Camp Shorab to show his appreciation to TFSW for the work they’ve done in Helmand Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luke Hoogendam)

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KABUL, Afghanistan (December 12, 2017) -- Capt. Tasha Worcester, Train, Advise, and Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) security forces advisor, talks with Danish advisors about the new military working dog contract for the Afghan Air Force (AAF) December 12, 2017, Kabul, Afghanistan. The dogs were donated to the Afghan Air Force to help stimulate the military working dog program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared J. Duhon)

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The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters speaks during the 2018 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS), San Diego, Calif., June 22, 2018. JWLS is the largest annual gathering of women in uniform in the nation hosted by the Sea Service Leadership Association, and is dedicated to providing preeminent professional development events to women serving in the Department of Defense and Coast Guard. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

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The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters poses for a photo with Marines attending the 2018 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS), San Diego, Calif., June 21, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)
 

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Loretta Reynolds, right, commanding officer, U.S. Marine Corps Cyber Command, poses for a photo with Sophia Righthouse, Young Marine and guest speaker, during the 2018 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS), San Diego, Calif., June 21, 2018. JWLS is the largest annual gathering of women in uniform in the nation hosted by the Sea Service Leadership Association, and is dedicated to providing preeminent professional development events to women serving in the Department of Defense and Coast Guard. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

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HONOLULU, Hawaii (June 21, 2018) -- The Army Surgeon General and U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Nadja West spoke to Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) staff members and beneficiaries during a town hall session at the Tripler Army Medical Center Kaiser Auditorium. During the forum, West highlighted Army Medicine’s commitment to delivering safe, high-reliability care for patients and focus on ensuring medical readiness in support of the warfighter.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2018) Midshipman 1st Class Fallon Bowes, of Phoenix, and Midshipman 3rd Class Haven Cofer, of Corsicana, Texas, point to "Oscar", a training dummy, during a man-overboard drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). William P. Lawrence is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility conducting qualifications and routine operations during a scheduled underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica O. Blackwell)

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Pvt. 1st Class Yamaliz Solanorosario, Virgin Islands National Guard 661st Military Police Law and Order Detachment, navigates through a during an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray and X26 series taser course after being OC sprayed as part of annual training at Ft. Polk, LA, June 21, 2018. This training reiterated and put to use the members of the 661st Military Police Law and Order Detachment military occupational specialty. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Priscilla Desormeaux/Released) (Photograph cropped to highlight subject matter)

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Spc. Karima Liburd, Virgin Islands National Guard 661st Military Police Law and Order Detachment, prepares to begin an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray and X26 series taser obstacle course after being OC sprayed as part of annual training at Ft. Polk, LA, June 21, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Priscilla Desormeaux/Released) (Photograph cropped to highlight subject matter)
 

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GARDEN CITY, New York (June 28, 2018) Engineman 1st Class Angela Rojas posing with her son and daughter after a frocking ceremony to advance her to E-6 was held on the quarterdeck of Navy Recruiting District New York. Rojas, a native of Mercedes, Texas and graduate from Mercedes High School, was advanced to first class petty officer through her score on the March Navy-wide advancement exam. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)
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The 374th Security Forces Squadron 2018 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment team pose for a photo on the flightline they protect daily, June 15, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 SFS team placed first during the 2018 ACSA competition held at Andersen Air Force base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson)
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Electricians Mate Nuclear 2nd Class Megan Willis (R) of San Francisco, CA, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Portland, was meritoriously advanced to the rank of Petty Officer First Class during a promotion ceremony held at NTAG Portland Headquarters by the Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Noah Bellringer.

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Sgt. Kelly Mahala, an Army Reserve medical logistics specialist assigned to 7390th Blood Det., does supply inventory at Escontrias Early Childhood Center in Socorro, Texas. Mahala is one of approximately 50 U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army Soldiers who are working in partnership with the Texas A&M Colonias program to provide medical care to El Paso County’s underserved colonias population.

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Texas Army National Guardsmen Staff Sergeant Eloise Hunter, 294th Quartermaster Company readiness noncommissioned officer, tightens a strap on a palletized Humvee during a joint inspection before it air drops from a Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The Texas Military Department supported this joint training initiative with the Texas National Guard’s 294th Quartermaster Company, Camp Mabry in Austin, and the 136 AW, delivering the first fully successful Texas Humvee airdrop from a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Julie Briden-Garcia)

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Spc. Ceaphrael Benson, a vocalist with the Ohio National Guard’s 122nd Army Band, sings the national anthem before the Columbus Clippers vs. Toledo Mud Hens baseball game July 5, 2018, at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Benson, who is the Ohio Army National Guard's first qualified solo-singer, received a standing ovation for her performance during the Clippers' military appreciation night festivities. (Ohio National Guard photo by Sgt. Joanna Bradshaw)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Beatrice Clark competes in the 2018 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas on June 26, 2018. The U.S. Army Medical Command conducted the 2018 Best Warrior Competition to select the NCO and Soldier who best represent MEDCOM and the Army's Warrior Ethos for participation in the competition at the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Rebecca Westfall)
 
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Saturday, July 07, 2018

Meet Wei Huixiao, PLAN's first female DDG skipper



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DDG Zhengzhou, a type 052C destroyer
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The People's Liberation of Army (PLA) Navy is expected to have a female captain for the first time in history, the official PLA Daily reported.

Wei Huixiao, 40, will soon be assessed and "only one step closer to becoming the country's first female Navy captain," the newspaper said.

Wei hails from Baise, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and is an intern captain of a Zhengzhou missile destroyer under the East China Sea Fleet.

Reports from the PLA Daily, the China Youth Daily and PLA Life magazine say Wei is a member of the Communist Party of China and obtained her bachelor's degree from Nanjing University, one of China's leading universities, and majored in atmospheric sciences.

After graduating, she worked at telecommunications giant Huawei before pursuing her master's degree and doctorate at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong Province.

The reports said that her dream of joining the army became clear when she was in her doctoral program. She said she wrote a letter to the PLA navy chief in October 2010, expressing her wish to join the military.

Three days after she sent the letter, the navy called her and sent a team to inspect her two weeks later. Wei finally chose to join the formation of China's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, in 2012. At the time, she was the marine department's first female deputy director.

Wei was appointed deputy captain of the Changchun destroyer in March 2016, the first female deputy captain in Navy history.

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