Brave Women in the Armed Forces of the World

SUNDA STRAIT (March 1, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14), accept Vegemite from Australian sailors after a memorial service aboard the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ship Kri Usman Harun (359). The ceremony was held to honor the American and Australian crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) that lost their lives in battle against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2018) Sailors tighten a bolt on ordnance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific. This photograph has been edited for security purposes by removing bullseyes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Hogan/Released)



SEGUIN, Texas (March 1, 2019) Musician 1st Class Sarah Tietsort, from South Bend, Indiana, sings a solo during the Navy Band concert at Jackson Auditorium in Seguin, Texas. The U.S. Navy Band performed in 10 states during its 23-city, 5,000-mile tour, connecting communities across the nation to their Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Sarah Blecker/Released)



MOBILE, Ala. (Feb. 28, 2019) Seaman Ana Tomic, from Vancouver, Washington, assigned to USS Constitution, interviews with Fox10 News of Mobile, at Theodore High School during Mobile Navy Week in Mobile, Alabama. Mobile is one of the select cities to host a 2019 Navy Week, a week dedicated to raising U.S. Navy awareness through local outreach, community service and exhibitions. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Olivia K. Manley/Released)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2019) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Elizabeth Zarazua tracks the location of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the ship's command control center. John P. Murtha is underway conducting routine operations as a part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom/Released)

GULF OF OMAN (MARCH 4, 2019) U.S. Marine Sgt. Tracey Rodriguez, left, a combat engineer with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses a Female Engagement Team training schedule with Marines in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3).

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GULF OF OMAN (MARCH 4, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Elizabed Angel, left, a motor transport mechanic with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, reacts as Sgt. Brittnay Warf, right, a wrecker operator also with the 22nd MEU, executes the counter–to-the-mount technique on her during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3).

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GULF OF OMAN (MARCH 4, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Koral Hose, left, a radio operator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, grapples with Sgt. Tracey Rodriguez, right, a combat engineer also with the 22nd MEU, during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3).

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GULF OF OMAN (MARCH 4, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Elizabed Angel, left, a motor transport mechanic with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, reacts as Sgt. Brittnay Warf, right, a wrecker operator also with the 22nd MEU, exectues the counter–to-the-mount technique on her during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

FET Marines are preparing to act as advisors and teach skills such as combat marksmanship and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques foreign military troops. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

Alaska Army National Guard Pvt. Nyajuok Bol and Pvt. Subria Standifer, Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, stir chili for the Philip A. Connelly Program for Excellence in Army Food Service on Camp Carroll, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, March 2, 2019. The unit is competing in the national level of the Connelly Program, which is an Army-wide competition against three other states. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Marc Marmeto/Released)



Senior Airman Haelie Egbert is an aerospace propulsion technician assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing. Her role as an F-16 jet engine mechanic is to maintain the wing’s Pratt & Whitney 229 engines through time-sensitive inspections, repairs and test runs, providing the highest quality engines for the mission, while ensuring the safety of pilots. In 2019, the 180FW will celebrate Women in Aviation, highlighting female Airmen from across the wing who play a critical role in aviation and the success of the 180FW’s flying mission. (Air National Guard Photo Illustration by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker).



U.S. Air Force Col. Janet Urbanski, 17th Medical Group commander, receives coaching from Staff Sgt. Nestor Reyes II, 17 Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, during a demonstration at the San Angelo Police Department firing range, Feb. 15, 2019. Nestor explained the purpose of the sponge round and how it could be used during an altercation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isiah Jacobs/Released)



NORFOLK, Va. (Mar. 05, 2019) Sailors get cake after a Black History Month ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is currently moored at Naval Station Norfolk conducting targeted maintenance and training, and remains operationally ready. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Victoria Granado/Released)



NORFOLK, Va. (Mar. 05, 2019) Legalman 2nd Class Faith Guidry, front, and Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adelola Tinubu recite a poem for a Black History Month ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is currently moored at Naval Station Norfolk conducting targeted maintenance and training, and remains operationally ready. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Victoria Granado/Released)

WASHINGTON (March 08, 2019) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Erica Chin poses for a photo after her re-enlistment ceremony. Chin serves as an enlisted aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations Bill Moran, where she's earned recognition as an OPNAV Sailor of the Quarter for her commitment to the command and community she serves in. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sarah Villegas/Released)



MARIETTA, Ga. (March 8, 2019) Commander Steven J. Schultz, left, from McGregor, Iowa, who relieved Commander Kim Y. Green,right, as Navy Recruiting District Atlanta’s Commanding Officer, cut the cake just after the change of command ceremony held at the Clay National Guard Center on Dobbins Air Reserve Base for Navy Recruiting District Atlanta. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chief Todd A. Macdonald/Released)



GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March. 8, 2018) Musician 1st Class Karoline Kalinowski conducts Navy Band Great Lakes during a pass-in-review graduation ceremony inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command. More than 35,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)



Airmen standing as pallbearers wait for the Team Eglin Honor Guard graduation ceremony to begin March 1, 2019 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 18 new Airmen graduated from the 120-plus-hour course. The graduation performance includes flag detail, rifle volley, pall bearers and bugler for friends, family and unit commanders. The graduating flight size increased because Eglin and Hurlburt Field Honor Guard teams are supporting part of Tyndall AFB’s funeral area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)



U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Amberlee Helm, the superintendent of the 181st Patriot Flight, gives a briefing to trainees at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 3, 2019. Helm assumed the superintendent role during the March 2019 unit training assembly. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jonathan W. Padish)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Emily Arceneaux, 81st Security Forces Squadron police services NCO in charge, and James Vaughan, IV, 81st SFS unit trainer, prepares to drop a phone box to be used for negotiations during an 81st SFS active shooter training demonstration at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 14, 2019. The scenario included a disgruntled Airman with marital problems and a pending administrative discharge who ran the entry gate which then escalated to an active shooter situation. Leadership attended the event, which is one of several in recognition of the Year Of The Defender, to observe what steps Keesler defenders take during a high intensity situation, such as an active shooter, in preparation for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- United States Air Force Academy’s Cadet for a Day program, in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, hosts 9-year-old Je’Moni Ford and his family, Friday, March 15, 2019. Since 2000, the Cadet for a Day initiative has been helping make dreams a reality by providing young people facing severe medical challenges with the opportunity to experience life as a USAFA cadet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Heidy M. Murcia-Alvares, a crew chief assigned to the 182nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, prepares to marshal the C-130H Hercules scheduled to land at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., March 13, 2019. Marshalling wands are used by aircrew and ground crew personnel when directing aircraft on the ground. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Wynndermere Shaw)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 18, 2019) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Benahia Chandler, from Conyers, Ga., cleans a Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tube (SUTT) on the aft missile deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Feb. 18. Bainbridge is currently underway conducting COMPTUEX with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jason Waite)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2019) Seaman Tori Barrett, from Collinsville, Ill., stands watch as the master helmsman on the bridge of the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is underway conducting routine operations as a part of USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle A. Baker)

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Cindy O’brien, from Los Angeles, poses with Sailors from the Weapons department’s G-3 division for a portrait aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean during Women’s History Month, March 17, 2019. Women’s History Month is a national observance that commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler)

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U.S. Navy Ensign Maribel Benitez, from Houston, the ship’s secretary aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), poses for a portrait in the Indian Ocean during Women’s History Month, March 11, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler)

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U.S. Navy Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Adriana Ramirez, from Las Cruses, New Mexico, poses with Sailors for a portrait aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean during Women’s History Month, March 11, 2019.. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler)

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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kaylin Deppe, left, from Almont, Michigan, and Lt. Christina Bailo, from South Lyon, Michigan, pose in front of an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN74) in the Indian Ocean during Women’s History Month, March 13, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler)

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U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Anna Wood, from Cecilia, Kentucky, poses for a portrait aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean during Women’s History Month, March 13, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler)

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NORFOLK (March 29, 2019) Ensign Alexis Camuso, from New York, N.Y., makes an announcement over the 1MC in observance of Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Day.

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Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, March 29. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vivien A. Alstad/Released)

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Pvt. 1st Shannon Hutchens, representative of 151st Legal Operations Detachment, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command, conducts life saving measures on a mannequin during the medical testing portion of 200th Military Police Command's Best Warrior Competition, March 25, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Matthew Allen)

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Spc. Alysia Heidel, representative of 1st Legal Operations Detachment, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command, uses a compass to guide her through the land navigation portion of 200th Military Police Command's Best Warrior Competition, March 26, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Matthew Allen)

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Pvt. 1st Shannon Hutchens, representative of 151st Legal Operations Detachment, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command, receives pistol marksmanship training during 200th Military Police Command's Best Warrior Competition, March 27, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Matthew Allen)

U.S. Army Sgt. Loise Kargbo, left, and Philippine Air Force Airman Jayson C. Taclado, right, stucco and level a wall in Pagasa, Bataan, Philippines, for a new two-room classroom as part of Exercise Balikatan, March 26, 2019. The new classrooms are being constructed with the combined efforts of the U.S. Army and the AFP Air Force. Balikatan is a military training exercise hosted by the Philippines between the AFP and U.S. military, along with participants from the Australian Defence Force. Kargbo, a Newark, N.J. native, is a combat engineer with 561st Engineering Support Company, 84th Engineering Battalion from Schofield, Hawaii. Taclado, a Subic Bay, Bataan native is an electrician with 355th Aviation Engineering Wing, Armed Forces of the Philippines Air Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Hernandez)

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Airman Emma Booth, 126th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, high-fives her sister, Staff Sgt. Katryn Ellis, 375th AMDS NCO in charge of occupational health, after putting UV lotion on her hands Jan. 31, 2019 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The lotion will glow under a UV light, showing the spread of germs from one person to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miranda Simpson)

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 29, 2019) – Sixteen hospital corpsmen from across the Navy graduated from Navy Medicine’s Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville on March 29. This is the first evolution at NH Jacksonville, and the Navy’s second site to host the program. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released).

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Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, March 29. India Company is the first combined company of male and female recruits to graduate from recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vivien Alstad/Released)

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Pfc. Harley Annmesiemore retires her platoon guidon during the graduation ceremony of India Company at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, March 29. India Company is the first combined company of male and female recruits to graduate from recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vivien Alstad/Released)

NORFOLK (April 1, 2019) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Ashlyn Holt and other Sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group's deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)

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U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Amy Ricker, from Eugene, Oregon, participates in a yoga class aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, April 1, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ikenna Tanaka)

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (April 1, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Amanda Stanaway, from Springfield, Ohio, assigned to USS Constitution, teaches a child at Community Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington how to tie a neckerchief during Wilmington Navy Week. Wilmington is one of the selected cities to host a 2019 Navy Week, a week dedicated to raising U.S. Navy awareness through local outreach, community service and exhibitions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (April 1, 2019) Seaman Aubrey Wright, from Louisville, Kentucky, assigned to USS Constitution, speaks with students at New Hanover High School about her role aboard "Old Ironsides" during Wilmington Navy Week. . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (March 20, 2019) Quartermaster Seaman Delaney Bodine, from Elkton, Maryland, uses a sextant on the bridge wing while standing watch as the Boatswain’s Mate of the Watch (BMOW) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Arabian Gulf, March 20, 2019. The Spruance is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)