DVIDS - News - UNITAS LXIII – Women in Combat Arms
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Modern successful militaries have one thing in common: each value the contributions of women in all occupational specialties. One military community seeing an increase of women within its ranks is combat arms. It is more common because courageous pioneers in this field have proven women can take the fight to the enemy.
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DVIDS - News - UNITAS LXIII – Women in Combat Arms
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4th force headquarters group hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Jarvis, company gunnery sergeant, Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses with Finnish Soldiers during a media day event in Upinniemi
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Rio operations center hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Cleared for combat 10 years ago, women are still proving themselves - The Washington Post
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DVIDS - Images - UNITAS 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test [Image 17 of 21]
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Chaney, an operations chief with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, conducts a demonstration during an M67 grenade range as part of exercise Potomac Restore
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