Photos Women In Uniform

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)

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Polish (from 15th Giżycka Mechanized Brigade)

Polish (from 12 Mechanized Brigade)

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Lithuanian

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without the need for the rifle, with her looking at me with those eyes, I surrender

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 18, 2019) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Anisha Tucker, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during an awards-at-quarters ceremony. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ruben Reed)



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 14, 2019) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Kattya Tantaleanlazarte of Virginia takes the petty officer second class advancement exam aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), Mar. 14, 2019. Arlington is on a scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Parker/Released)



ATANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 14, 2019) Master-At-Arms Third Class Hannah Hill takes the Petty Officer Second Class advancement exam aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship is underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Levi Decker).



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 15, 2019) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Trayvond Strickland instructs Seaman Georgia Knight, as she performs a mock take down of Master-at-Arms 2nd Class John Roldan, during an oleoresin capsicum (OC) course aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) The ship is underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kegan E. Kay)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 7, 2019) Yeoman Second Class Aaliyah Lee takes the First Class Petty Officer advancement exam in the wardroom of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is currently underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alan L. Robertson)

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)



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)



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)



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)



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)



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)



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)



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)



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)

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

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.



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)



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)



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)



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)



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)



A member of the Ghanaian customs division practices techniques during a weapons-manipulation course as part of a theater-security cooperation event with U.S. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, in Asutsuare, Ghana, March 19, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Taylor Cox)



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).



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)



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)

From basic training in Slovenian army