Photos Women In Uniform

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keyla Sanchez, an aircraft electrical systems technician with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, performs routine maintenance during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 14, 2019. Exercise Yuma Horizon is a squadron-level training exercise with a focus on education in a range of mission requirements designed to maintain squadron capability in a forward-operating environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)



Senior Airman Samuel A. Mislyan, 374th Communication Squadron communication focal point technician, gives closing statements to senior enlisted leaders during the second annual Mentoring Up event, Feb. 7, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Mentoring up is sponsored by the Air Force Sergeants Association and provides a unique opportunity for ambitious Airmen who are leading their tier to present pressing matters and innovative ideas to senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson)



Staff Sgt. Brittany Stewart, a COMSEC manager with the 124th Communications Flight, works on her computer during a unit training assembly at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on Feb. 10, 2019. Units from across the 124th Fighter Wing participated in the exercise to ensure they could operate in various levels of MOPP gear. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras)



Airmen from the 124th Medical Group simulate being exposed to various chemical agents during a unit training assembly at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on Feb. 10, 2019. The Airmen acted for the MDG’s triage team to ensure that effective training occurred. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras)



Senior Airman Elisabeth Leonard from the 124th Security Forces surveys the area around buildings during a Major Readiness Exercise at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The exercise started on Feb. 8 and lasted from early morning through the night until Feb. 10, and is vital to ensuring Airmen are prepared for all possible scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)

SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.-- Jasmine Lee, an airman with the 127th Force Support Squadron, participates in an evening English course on base on February 5, 2019. Lee and her classmates are taking the course with Northwood University, as either guest or matriculated status undergraduate students, working toward multiple goals. Many guest students take Northwood courses on base to work toward completing their Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Associate's Degree program requirements. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea E. Barber)



NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 12, 2019) Culinary Specialist Seaman Samantha Campos prepares onions for chow in the forward galley 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)



U.S. Army Pfc. Emily Stith(L), a Jacksonville, Florida native and shooter/instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's International Rifle Team, competes in the final during the 2018 USA Shooting Spring Selection at Fort Benning, Georgia on March 29. With just a week in the unit, Stith won that final securing her first title as a U.S. Army Soldier. To Stith's right is 2nd Lt. Sarah Beard who later joined the Army and became a part of the USAMU team as well. (U.S. Army photo by Michelle Lunato)



Airman 1st Class Gianna Leupp, 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron customer service representative, scrubs toys from the base Child Development Center and Youth Programs in a bath of soapy water January 18, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. After several base members contracted a highly-contagious gastrointestinal virus, base public health advised all public-access toys were soaked in a bleach solution prior to being scrubbed in soapy water, rinsed in clean water and air-dried in order to be properly sanitized. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)



Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Coleman, Task Force Cavalier and 529th Support Command senior enlisted advisor, gives encouraging remarks to Sgt. Keandra Wright, 15th Financial Management Support Unit, for her exemplary efforts as the acting postal and finance section noncommissioned officer in charge, Jan. 23, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Roger Jackson)

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 11 Brigade Privates Sarah Rixon and Emily Turner, and Madeline Dunjey, from 13 Brigade, at the Army Combat Training Centre (PULADA), Malaysia, as part of Rifle Company Butterworth 124.

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Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Sarah Fryer of HMAS Coonawarra


Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Amy Clinch from Force Protection Element 10 at Camp Qargha near Kabul, Afghanistan.


Royal Australian Navy Dental Officer, Lieutenant Georgia Barden conducts a dental check-up on Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Ethan MacNamara onboard HMAS Choules.


Royal Australian Air Force Airman, Leading Aircraftwoman Jen Porter from No. 23 Squadron


Royal Australian Navy trainee Seaman Communications Information Systems Bethany Carmody

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U.S. Army Warrant Officer Nicole C. Richardson, 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, and her daughter, Alexis, listen during a session of the New Jersey General Assembly at the State House in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 31, 2019. Richardson was recognized by the Assembly as the first black woman Army aviator in New Jersey. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)



U.S. Air Force Capt. Will Piepenbring, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 25th Fighter Squadron, performs a postural exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 13, 2019. The exercise focuses on working scapular muscles and shoulder blades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)



Sailors assigned to a far-sea joint training flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command make light signals aboard the guided-missile destroyer Hefei (Hull 174) during a recent maritime air-defense and anti-missile drill in waters of the Pacific Ocean. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhou Qiqing)



Sgt. Nadine Anson, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, dons her mission oriented protective posture gear Jan. 16, 2019, Fort Hood, Texas. Soldiers learned how to don their gear and sanitize it. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Gabriela S. Thompson)



A C-17 Globemaster III delivers humanitarian aid from Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL to Cucuta, Colombia February 16, 2019. This mission was planned at the request of the U.S. Secretary of State, in close coordination with USAID and with the approval of the government of Colombia. The role of the U.S. military during this peaceful mission is to transport urgently needed aid to Colombia for eventual distribution by relief organizations on the ground for Venezuelans impacted by the rapidly deteriorating crisis in their country. This humanitarian mission underscores the United States’ firm commitment and readiness to respond to the man-made political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

Sailor starts an IV for a notional casualty during a fire drill. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 5, 2019) U.S. Navy Lt. Erika Grattidge, the shock trauma platoon assistant officer in charge for Combat Logistics Detachment 34, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, starts an IV for a notional casualty during a base-wide indirect fire drill in southwest Asia, Feb. 5, 2019. Sailors with CLD-34 used the base-wide drill to sharpen their life-saving skills and capabilities, further contributing to the aid that SPMAGTF-CR-CC provides throughout the CENTOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Desiree King/Released)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 2, 2019) A Sailor tracks aircraft from primary flight control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12. The components of CSG 12 embody a “team-of-teams” concept, combining advanced surface, air and systems assets to create and sustain operational capability. This enables them to prepare for and conduct global operations, have effective and lasting command and control, and demonstrate dedication and commitment to becoming the strongest warfighting force for the Navy and the nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Anderson/Released)



NORFOLK (Jan. 18, 2019) Operations Specialist 2nd Jamie D’Alvia stands watch in the Combat Directive Center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow/Released)



U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 9, 2019) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Gaemme Orduno tightens a bolt on the rear tail assembly of a GBU-54 bomb aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryre Arciaga/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2019) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Haley Skinta greases sling parts in a machinery repair work center 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)

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China's Railway Police women



Zhang Zi (R) and Wang Lei eat noodles during a lunch break, in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 23, 2019. During this year's Spring Festival travel rush, Zhang Zi, a 32-year-old railway police officer, has been working together with her apprentice Wang Lei, a 24-year-old officer.



Zhang Zi (2nd, R) guides Wang Lei as they patrol at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 23, 2019.



A passenger consults police officers Zhang Zi (2nd R) and Wang Lei (1st R) at Shijiazhuang Railway Station, north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 23, 2019.



Wang Lei (L front) helps a passenger at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 23, 2019.

They have been busy helping passengers, handling emergencies and maintaining order at the Shijiazhuang Railway Station. This is the pair's second time to work together during the Spring Festival travel rush. (all photos...Xinhua/Mu Yu)



Zhang Zi (R) helps Wang Lei with her hair before going to work in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 23, 2019.

Russian female team on "Edelweiss Raid", Austrian Alps, February 26, 2019

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U.S. Army Cpl. Jasmine Hauck from Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division receives medical treatment for her notional injuries during a mock medical evacuation exercise at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania March 01, 2019. This was a multi-unit exercise to evaluate the response time of a medical evacuation from MK Air Base out to Constanta, Romania. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Yon Trimble)



Col. Paul Reedy, 125th Fighter Wing commander, watches while medical personnel check members' readiness requirements. Reedy is touring the base and various units of the wing learning what our Airmen do everyday day.



Pennsylvania Air National Guardmen Senior Master Sgt. Edward Spagel, top left, Master Sgt. Keith Gregory, top middle, Staff Sgt. Sean Frederick, top right, Senior Airman Jessica Slappo, bottom left, and Tech. Sgt. Alycia Frederick, bottom right, assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing near Pittsburgh pose for a photo to honor the 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year, Feb. 9, 2019. Sgt. Gregory has also been selected as the Senior Noncommissioned officer for the entire state of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Hoover)



Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz names Petty Officer 2nd Class Margret Nicol, assigned to Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, the 2019 Thirteenth District Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year, at a ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 1, 2019. Nicol, selected from more than 300 Reserve members, was awarded for her superior performance, leadership and professional development of others while assigned to Station Seattle from January through December 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jetta Disco.



U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alyssa Farren, an installation personnel readiness non-commissioned officer in charge with the 102nd Intelligence Wing, works on keeping accountability and checking in participants for the Right Start brief when they arrive at PATRIOT South 19 at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, Ga., Mar. 2, 2019. This is Staff Sgt. Farren's first time participating in PATRIOT South. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2019) Damage Controlman Second Class Maribel Brambila secures sock tubes for an Aqueous Film Forming Foam test in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship is underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Levi Decker/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (February 23, 2019) Seaman Mewegnim Tabate stands aft lookout on the fantail of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danilo Reynoso)



Tech. Sgt. Johnetta Young, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group independent medical technician, performs an evaluation of a simulated patient during the public health exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb 18-22, 2019. This exercise was designed and executed to evaluate the wing’s ability to appropriately prepare, prevent, and mitigate the effects of a Public Health Emergency in order to maintain critical mission operations. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)



Staff Sgt. Casey Gasbarro, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group flight and operational medical technician, examine a simulated patient’s evaluation during the public health exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb 18-22, 2019. This exercise serves as a controlled training environment in which they can identify strengths, weaknesses and gaps in the process. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)



VICTORIA, Australia (Feb. 28, 2019) — Lt. Richard Guevara, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition detachment assistant officer in charge, speaks with an Australian servicemember at VP-47's static display during the airshow at Avalon Airport. The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition is one of Australia’s premiere biennial aerospace exhibition, trade and airshows. The "Golden Swordsmen" are currently deployed to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Edward Schafer/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).



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).



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).



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)

USMC Female engagement Team training

Ukrainian Navy special forces unit, aka 73rd Center for Special Operations.

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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)