Lance Cpl. Kirstin Rawlins stages her bags on the flight

Lance Cpl. Kirstin Rawlins stages her bags on the flight line at Al Asad, Iraq, July 31, before flying to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to train with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and begin her 30-day security cycle in the Lioness Program. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Rawlins is a warehouse clerk with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and a Lincoln, Ill., native.