U.S. Marine Sgt. Daniel Mullis, left, teaches nomenclature
U.S. Marine Sgt. Daniel Mullis, left, teaches nomenclature and handling techniques for the M9 Beretta pistol during a female engagement team class aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Mullis is... More
Lance Cpl. Kathryn Mannion speaks to an Afghan woman
Lance Cpl. Kathryn Mannion speaks to an Afghan woman while assigned to the Female Engagement team with Regimental Combat Team 7 in Marjah, Afghanistan, July 7, 2010. Mannion, originally a military policeman, vo... More
A lone flower in a field stands tall during an all
A lone flower in a field stands tall during an all women’s shura conducted in the Shib Koh District in Farah province, Afghanistan, July 10. The women’s shura was proposed by Haidari, who invited the FET to lis... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, left, assigned to the ...
HELMAND, Afghanistan (Aug. 02, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, left, assigned to the Female Engagement Team (FET), patrols with 1st Battalion 2d Marines in Musa Qa'leh, Afghanistan. Member... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, left, assigned to the ...
HELMAND, Afghanistan (Aug. 02, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, left, assigned to the Female Engagement Team (FET), patrols with 1st Battalion 2d Marines in Musa Qa'leh, Afghanistan. Member... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, assigned to the Female...
HELMAND, Afghanistan (Aug. 03, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, assigned to the Female Engagement Team (FET), holds a child during a patrol with 1st Battalion 2d Marines in Musa Qa'leh, Afg... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, right, assigned to the...
HELMAND, Afghanistan (Aug. 03, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, right, assigned to the Female Engagement Team (FET), tours a free health clinic while patroling with 1st Battalion 2d Marines... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, assigned to the Female...
HELMAND, Afghanistan (Aug. 05, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, assigned to the Female Engagement Team (FET), reads a magazine while resting between patrols. Members of the FET sleep inside... More
U.S. Army Sfc. Sawyer Alberi, the brigade medical operations
U.S. Army Sfc. Sawyer Alberi, the brigade medical operations noncommissioned officer in charge with the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Wolverine, and native of Eden, Vt., and U.S. Army Maj. Lora ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Bobby Mayes, women’s empowerment coordinator
U.S. Army Maj. Bobby Mayes, women’s empowerment coordinator with the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team and a Lawrenceburg, Ky., resident; and U.S. Army Sfc. Maureen Houston, a Female Engagement Team member... More
Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs
Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs and Nargis Radio give out radios to women leaders from Nangarhar province and its 22 districts. The women were brought together for the first time ever to ... More
Teenage girls in attendance at the women’s shura in
Teenage girls in attendance at the women’s shura in Asadabad here, Oct. 20, compare photos taken with an instant camera. Around 50 local women joined Army, Navy and Air Force females from Task Force No Slack fo... More
Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team
Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team member with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is searched during a class on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 22. The FET is comp... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sawyer Alberi, a member of
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sawyer Alberi, a member of the Female Engagement Team with the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and a native of Eden, Vt., cleans the wound of a child during a medical aid mission per... More
New women’s affairs director sets goals for Paktika
Hala Hushawa, Paktika’s new director of women’s affairs, meets with female engagement team members from the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team here Nov. 7. Hushawa and team members discussed the needs of Pa... More
Chief Petty Officer Robert Davis, assigned to 2nd Battalion,
Chief Petty Officer Robert Davis, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, holds an infant that was brought to the Afghan National Army medical outreach in Marjah, Afghanistan, to receive a physical exam... More
Staff Sgt. Crystal Groves, 25, from Viroqua, Wis.,
Staff Sgt. Crystal Groves, 25, from Viroqua, Wis., the Female Engagement Team staff non-commissioned officer with Regimental Combat Team 2, and an Afghan interpreter, recite the Afghan alphabet with two local a... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Heidi A. Dean, assigned to the Female Enga...
SANGIN VALLEY, Afghanistan (Jan. 04, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Heidi A. Dean, assigned to the Female Engagement Team supporting 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, gives a basic hygiene class during a h... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Heidi A. Dean, assigned to the Female Enga...
SANGIN VALLEY, Afghanistan (Jan. 04, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Heidi A. Dean, assigned to the Female Engagement Team supporting 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, gives a medical class to local Afghan ... More
Engage in Progress, Afghanistan
Female Engagment Team leadership from all over Afghanistan met for a three-day conference at Camp Julian, Jan. 11-13. the conference was a working group meeting to determine official doctrine, requirements and ... More
Razia Baluch, a member of the committee of women's
Razia Baluch, a member of the committee of women's employment, speaks at a Now Zad school to both female and male students, Jan. 19. The trip was the first trip for female Government of the Islamic Republic of ... More
Female Engagement Team members teach a health class to Afghan women du...
SANGIN, Afghanistan (Jan. 27, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Heidi Dean, left, and interpreter Khatira Fazli, both assigned to the Female Engagement Team of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Com... More
FET plays vital role in Mayl Valley operations
The Female Engagement Team for 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment Jan. 30 at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. The team members are (front row, left to right), U.S. Army Pfc. Shannyanne Adame,... More
Capt. Michael Petit (left), team leader of Civil Affairs
Capt. Michael Petit (left), team leader of Civil Affairs Group 4, Team 1, talks to students of the Asad Sori School during its reopening, Feb. 6. The Boston College graduate is responsible for ensuring the comp... More
Where Minds Meet: FET bridges gap between Western, Afghan culture
Sgt. Meredith Burns, the team leader of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment’s Female Engagement Team, speaks to a local of Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, about taking advantage of services offered... More
Sgt. Sara Bryant, Sgt. Anica Coate and Lt. Col. Julie
Sgt. Sara Bryant, Sgt. Anica Coate and Lt. Col. Julie Nethercote, attended the 3rd Annual San Diego Chapter Women in Defense Symposium March 10, in La Jolla, Calif. Bryant and Coate, both members of the femlae ... More
Army 1st Lt. Talena Melton, Paktika Provincial
Army 1st Lt. Talena Melton, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team supply officer, listens in on the convoy and mission brief prior to heading out to the Urgun hospital for the first women's shura in the provin... More
FET: Female Marines Build Relationships in Helmand
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Sgt. Kimberly Nalepka, a Coral Springs, Fla., native, speaks to a teacher about the day’s lesson plan at a local school April 30. Nalepka is... More
Sgt. Kimberly Nalepka, a Coral Springs, Fla., native,
Sgt. Kimberly Nalepka, a Coral Springs, Fla., native, crosses a canal after visiting a local school, April 30. Nalepka, team leader of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Female Engagement Team, visits medic... More
A female linguist attached to a Female Engagement Team
A female linguist attached to a Female Engagement Team listens to the question and answer portion of a meeting during FET training at the Afghan Cultural Center on Camp Leatherneck, May 16. The U.S. and U.K. FE... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Katherine Lisi, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., is promoted to first lieutenant during a ceremony here, May 26. Lisi, the officer-in-charge of the F... More
Instructor Ameena Niyal explains how to use oil when
Instructor Ameena Niyal explains how to use oil when pickling mangos during a food preservation course at the director of the Department of Women’s Affairs compound in Asadabad District, Afghanistan, May 25. Th... More
Female Engagement Team Training
Sisters in Arms, a new program designed to help female soldiers find solutions to problems they may encounter during their military career will hold their first meeting Sept. 20 at the Camp Arifjan Zone 1 Chap... More
U.S. Army soldiers from multiple unit's attending the
U.S. Army soldiers from multiple unit's attending the Female Engagement Team Training program receive a demonstration on how to search Afghan females at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 25.
Sgt. Victoria A. Romero with a female engagement team,
Sgt. Victoria A. Romero with a female engagement team, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, talks with children during a mission to deliver medical supplies to a clinic in Deh Dadi, Afgh... More
Able Seaman Heidi Telford converses with an Afghan
Able Seaman Heidi Telford converses with an Afghan soldier at the southern side of the Nahr-e-Bughra Canal near Checkpoint Salaang, Helmand province, June 11. Telford, a native of Plymouth, U.K., is a member of... More
1st Air Cavalry transports Afghan women to female security meeting
Afghan women attending a female security shura at International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North headquarters along with members of RC North's Female Engagement Team depart a UH-60A Black Hawk h... More
Capt. Elizabeth Hagner, the officer in charge of the
Capt. Elizabeth Hagner, the officer in charge of the Female Engagement Team, Regional Command Southwest, who is deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, volunteers her time to participate in the Relay for Lif... More
Maj. Maria Rodriguez, provost marshal for 1st Stryker
Maj. Maria Rodriguez, provost marshal for 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Maj. Leslie Kane, 1/25 SBCT medical officer, pose with a group of Afghan women after a weekly Female Engage... More
Sgt. Juanita Towns, of Female Engagement Team 13 in
Sgt. Juanita Towns, of Female Engagement Team 13 in Sangin, Helmand province, sits down for a short break during a nine-hour patrol with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and Afghan Nation... More
Lance Cpl. Chandra Francisco, with Female Engagement
Lance Cpl. Chandra Francisco, with Female Engagement Team 15 in Sangin District, Helmand province, and a native of Monroe, Wash., talks to children while on patrol, June 17. Francisco was out on patrol with her... More
Lance Cpl. Chandra Francisco, a Marine with Female
Lance Cpl. Chandra Francisco, a Marine with Female Engagement Team 15 in Sangin District, Helmand province, holds hands and talks with Afghan children during a patrol, July 17. As a member of the FET, Francisco... More
Shaun Coughlin gives a class on to a female engagement
Shaun Coughlin gives a class on to a female engagement team at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 29, 2011. The classes are given to the soldiers to help them learn how to properly engage local Afghan females... More
Sallamjn, an officer with Police Sub Station 15, Hayda
Sallamjn, an officer with Police Sub Station 15, Hayda Azizi, an interpreter and Sgt. Shanequa Cardona, a Female Engagement Team member with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Re... More
Youth Shuras: breaking the trend in Sangin
FORWARDING OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Female Engagement Team 13 member Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Veres smiles as she gives a backpack full of school supplies to an Afghan girl at the c... More
FORWARDING OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Helmand province,
FORWARDING OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Female Engagement Team 13 leads attendees of the Sangin Youth Outreach Shura to their next station at Forward Operating Jackson, Aug 17. The ki... More
Chaplain of the Marine Corps Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben,
Chaplain of the Marine Corps Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, talks with the Regional Command Southwest Female Engagement Team, at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Sept. 22. Kibben made it a point to stop and talk... More
Sgt. First Class Thomas Lancaster, an instructor for
Sgt. First Class Thomas Lancaster, an instructor for the Combined Team Zabul Female Engagement Team course, interacts with students during a practical exercise on managing interpreters.
Spc. Darlene Cantrall of Glencoe, Okla., and a member
Spc. Darlene Cantrall of Glencoe, Okla., and a member of Company E, 700 Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assists Naseema with trying on the Improved Outer Tactical Vest during their ... More
Marines with Female Engagement Team 12-1 familiarize
Marines with Female Engagement Team 12-1 familiarize themselves with the M-240B during crew-served weapons training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 19. The FET will undergo a variety of training evolutions incl... More
An Afghan boy looks through a bag of school supplies
An Afghan boy looks through a bag of school supplies given to him by members of the Regional Command-East Female Engagement Team Program during Operation School Supplies at the Egyptian Field Hospital, Nov. 10.
Marines with Female Engagement Team, assigned to Task
Marines with Female Engagement Team, assigned to Task Force Belleau Wood and utilized as a 2nd Marine Division (Forward) asset, sit during a class while at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, for reset training... More
US. Army Capt. Iajaira Perez, Female Engagement Team
US. Army Capt. Iajaira Perez, Female Engagement Team commander, HHC, 116th Infantry Battalion, speaks with Be-Be, one of the Female National Police working in Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2011. Capt. Perez's tea... More
U.S. Army Capt. Iajaira Perez, HHC, 116th Infantry
U.S. Army Capt. Iajaira Perez, HHC, 116th Infantry Battalion, Female Engagement Team, visit woman in the city that are supported by the Female Afghan Police, Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2011. Capt. Perez accomp... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Alter, a corpsman with
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Alter, a corpsman with a Police Advisory Team, holds a basic Pashto language guide during a Combat Lifesaver Course he assisted with Dec. 1 aboard Forward Operating Base Jackson,... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps Route Clearance Company sweeps a road for improvised explosive devices during a route clearance mission here, Dec. 12. The Afghan soldiers have take... More
FET soldiers bridge gender gap in Paktya
U.S. Army Spc. Jennifer Wilkinson (left) a Henryetta, Okla., native and Female Engagement Team member with Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Creek, poses for a photo with an interpre... More
Corporal Brandy Bates, a team member with Female Engagement
Corporal Brandy Bates, a team member with Female Engagement Team 8 and native of Ann Arbor, Mich., talks with a local Afghan boy at a stop while supporting soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps a... More
Sergeant Jessica Lugo, the team leader with Female
Sergeant Jessica Lugo, the team leader with Female Engagement Team 6, is a Marine reserve military policewoman from San Pedro, Calif. She and her fellow FET team member, Sgt. Autum Sekely, a Marine reservist f... More
An interpreter with the U.S. Army adjusts the cap of
An interpreter with the U.S. Army adjusts the cap of an Afghan boy near the Zhari District Center outside of Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2011. The boy had received som... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Ryan, a hospital corpsman
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Ryan, a hospital corpsman and team leader for Female Engagement Team 8, enjoys a break after supporting the Afghan National Army and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, on a rec... More
Michigan Marine supports Afghan women, makes a difference in Sangin
Cpl. Brandy Bates, a team member with Female Engagement Team 8, supports soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps and Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a recent f... More
Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement
Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement Team 8, and a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., plays with a group of children on the sidelines of a soccer match played by Marines, interpreters and Afghan Nation... More
Local Afghan children gather to watch the Afghan women's
Local Afghan children gather to watch the Afghan women's beekeeping graduation ceremony in Mahmod-e Raqi district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2011. With the combined support of the female engagement... More
U.S. Army Capt. Carla Getchell, right, from Frankfort,
U.S. Army Capt. Carla Getchell, right, from Frankfort, Ky., serving with the Female Engagement Team, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team 3, Task Force Hurricane, donates gardening supplies to ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Carla Getchell, right, from Frankfort,
U.S. Army Capt. Carla Getchell, right, from Frankfort, Ky., serving with the Female Engagement Team, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team 3, Task Force Hurricane, and the Economics director to ... More
Local Afghan children watch as U.S. soldiers serving
Local Afghan children watch as U.S. soldiers serving with the Female Engagement Team, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team 3 (KY ADT 3), Task Force Hurricane, tour the women's community garden,... More
Female engagement team soldiers speak with Haji Neda
Female engagement team soldiers speak with Haji Neda Mohammad about his family and craft in southern Kandahar, Afghanistan, Jan. 6. The FET is designed to influence woman and children of villages to speak so th... More
Marines with Female Engagement Team 12-1 kick back
Marines with Female Engagement Team 12-1 kick back for lunch during a training exercise with female Afghan role players at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9. The training provides the Marines with a realistic envi... More
Children enjoy a playing with a soccer ball to pass
Children enjoy a playing with a soccer ball to pass time, southern Kandahar Afghanistan, Jan. 9. Soldiers, 2-38 Cavalry, Bravo Troop, assisted by the FET conduct a census to better understand the local population.
Sgt. Angela Arounerangsy, Female Engagement Team member,
Sgt. Angela Arounerangsy, Female Engagement Team member, talks to an Afghan role-player during final engagement training at Camp Pendleton, Jan. 11, in preparation for an upcoming spring deployment with I Marin... More
Pfc. Crystal Campbell (left), with Headquarters and
Pfc. Crystal Campbell (left), with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, is searched by Spc. Angela Martin, HHC, 173rd ABCT, Jan. 19. Twent... More
BiBi Mohammed, a linguist and interpreter from Pakistan
BiBi Mohammed, a linguist and interpreter from Pakistan talks with members of the Task Force Spartan Female Engagement Team about the difference in culture regarding females from America, Pakistan and Afghanist... More
Sergeant Jessica Lugo, Female Engagement Team 6 leader
Sergeant Jessica Lugo, Female Engagement Team 6 leader in support of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, waits to step off on a two-day operation here, recently. Lugo, a native of San Pedro, Calif., led a team ... More
Sgt. Julie M. Batchell, female engagement team member
Sgt. Julie M. Batchell, female engagement team member assigned to the 5th Zone Security Force Assistance Team, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pauses to allow her language assistant, Venus, to translate her ... More
Engaging the women of Afghanistan
An Afghan interpreter, Aziza, and Sgt. Ashley Rohr, female engagement team member with 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pose with two employees of the Women's Factory i... More
Spc. Desire Chavarria, a member of the female engagement
Spc. Desire Chavarria, a member of the female engagement team with “Assassins,” 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, keeps a vigilant eye out for any danger in the... More
Female soldiers with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Female soldiers with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division “Raiders” begin a 8.6-mile ruck march March 12 around Gray Army Airfield here. Thirty-seven out of 41 soldiers from the Raider Brigade... More
Sgt. Sheena Adams, an instructor with I Marine Expeditionary
Sgt. Sheena Adams, an instructor with I Marine Expeditionary Force, Advisor Training Cell, gives a big hug to two departing Marines before they loaded a bus for their deployment to Afghanistan from Camp Pendlet... More
Sgt. Brittany Deters, a soldier with the female engagement
Sgt. Brittany Deters, a soldier with the female engagement team for the 58th Military Police Company attached to 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, teaches a cl... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai takes notes during project proposals during the female shura here March 28. The shura focused on the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program, followed by devel... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shawnte Rollins (right), a field artillery
U.S. Army Sgt. Shawnte Rollins (right), a field artillery surveyor with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and a member of the brigade’s female engagement team, along with Afghan Na... More
Female Enagement Team Marines in Afghanistan
Sergeant Christina Scott, a Female Engagement Team member in direct support of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, comforts an Afghan baby while visiting the small town of Kightewahn in the Kajaki District, Mar... More
Corporal Mallory R. Ortiz, a Female Engagement Team
Corporal Mallory R. Ortiz, a Female Engagement Team member with Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forwad), walks through Musa Qa’leh District, Afghanistan, May 2, 2012. Marines with FET 1 are responsible for talking... More
Sgt. Julie Nicholson, a Female Engagement Team leader,
Sgt. Julie Nicholson, a Female Engagement Team leader, lets Afghan children try on her sunglasses during a shura at Patrol Base Georgetown, Afghanistan, May 3, 2012. During the meeting, children were taught com... More
U.S. Marines with Military Police Company, Regimental
U.S. Marines with Military Police Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, and members of an interdiction unit, Afghan National Security Forces, post security around a vehicle that was stopped along a known drug traf... More
Spc. Kathy Martinez, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored
Spc. Kathy Martinez, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, is one of 55 female soldiers who volunteered to deploy with the Female Engagement Team.
FET continues progression of enabler role at NTC
First Lt. Olivia Gransback, officer in charge of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division female engagement team, socializes with roleplaying Afghan locals June 16 in the Afghanistan town of S... More
‘Dragon’ Brigade’s female engagement teams stays busy in Paktika provi...
The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division’s female engagement team poses with members of the municipal staff and Afghanistan Relief and Rehabilitation Organization after a meeting discussing t... More
Soldiers of the Female Engagement Team report the morning
Soldiers of the Female Engagement Team report the morning status before beginning a ruck march as part of their physical fitness training.
A young boy constructs a paper bag puppet as part of
A young boy constructs a paper bag puppet as part of a cultural diversity youth shurah held June 23, 2012, at Combat Outpost Pinach. During the event, the children learned about people, animals and landscape co... More
The members of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade female
The members of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade female engagement team, 1st Lt. Imelda Rodriguez and Sgt. LaToya Congress, walk to a meeting with local officials in Samangan, Afghanistan.
Paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion
Paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, conduct a security patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Salerno July 7, 2012. The purpose of t... More
Sgt. Julie Nicholson, Female Engagement Team leader,
Sgt. Julie Nicholson, Female Engagement Team leader, Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, works with infantry units and coalitions forces to work with Afghan women throughout Helmand Provinc... More
Afghan children line up outside the gate to Combat
Afghan children line up outside the gate to Combat Outpost Penich in Kunar province, waiting to be picked for the cultural awareness youth shura of the week, July 14. Forty children are picked each week to lear... More
FETs give Afghan women voice in southern Afghanistan
An Afghan policewoman shares the art of Henna tattoos with Capt. Erin Barrett, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade Female Engagement Team (FET) officer-in-charge, during a F... More
‘Vanguards’ seek best, brightest female soldiers for special duty assi...
Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, pose, Aug. 15, on Fort Stewart, Ga., to promote the brigade’s upcoming Female Engagement Team tryouts slated for Aug. 28-30.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rachel Baranek stands looks down
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rachel Baranek stands looks down the hallway of the aid station at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Aug. 17, 2012. Baranek is the first member of her ... More
Spc. Eve Kintaro, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters
Spc. Eve Kintaro, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, completes push-ups during an Army Physical Fitness Test, Aug. 28, o... More
Spc. Rachel Bonine, a female engagement team member
Spc. Rachel Bonine, a female engagement team member assigned to the 701st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, is bent over in the search position by a female Afgh... More