Life as a FET 2
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Female Engagement Teams, Military, ValuesBy Sgt T. Wilson We have had some interesting experience since I last wrote. We had to go console the family of a village elder that was killed hours prior. It was extremely sad. I was really nervous. This was the same house I made bread, so we had been there before and started to
A World Away
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Female Engagement Teams, Military, USMCSgt T. Wilson is part of the Female Engangement Team (FET) in Afghanistan. Its been almost two weeks since we started doing the job of the Female Engagement Team and I have already seen enough to greatful 10x over for all we have in the U.S. Life is so different for the people
Fallen Warrior Women Marines Memorial Scholarship
Posted in: Afghanistan, Events, Fallen Warrior Women, Iraq, Scholarships, WMAThe reasons for joining the Marine Corps is unique to each Marine. Their love of family, Country, and Corps culminated with each making the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. The rolls read clearly of honor, courage and dedication. Major Megan McClung, Capt Jennifer Harris, Sgt Jeannette Winters, Cpl Jennifer Parcell, Cpl Ramona
Female Engagement Team platoon commander speaks about the FET mission in Afghanistan
Posted in: Afghanistan, Female Engagement Teams[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1VIf5lGKpM] First Lieutenant Quincy Washa, platoon commander for the Female Engagement Team with Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks about the challenges, triumphs, and goals for her team in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FET comprises female Marines from California-based units, and travels throughout the province to interact with Afghan men, women, and children. These Marines are
Women’s Vet Training
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Motown City Girl Doing Agriculture in Helmand Valley
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Military, WMABy Capt Dina Poma-Barnes Agriculture Officer, Regional Command Southwest United States Marine Corps Reserve No, I am not a farmer, and I did not study agriculture at Michigan State University, but I am the Agriculture Officer for Regional Command Southwest (RC (SW)) in Helmand Province. You may call it being in the right place at
Lessons Learned in Today’s Military
Posted in: Afghanistan, Female Engagement Teams, Personal Stories, Valueshttp://tinyurl.com/2855puu Lt. Col. Diana Staneszewski is a Western woman who communicates with Afghans in their native tongue, bridging the language barrier and gaining the trust of the locals she encounters on patrol. Job/Position Title: Communications Officer/ AFPAK Hand assigned in Regional Command South to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team in support of the 411th Civil Affairs
For Female Marines, Tea Comes With Bullets | NYTimes.com
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Female Engagement Teams, USMC, WMACpl. Christina Oliver, center, and other female Marines attached to a male battalion patrolled recently in Helmand Province. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times By ELISABETH BUMILLER Published: October 2, 2010 MARJA, Afghanistan — They expected tea, not firefights. But the three female Marines and their patrol were shot at late on a recent
Female Marines a new weapon in Afghanistan | SignOnSanDiego.com
Posted in: AfghanistanCpl Kathryn Mannion’s hair bun can clearly be seen, as an indication for a female Marine. Mannion was leaving the “friendly wire” at Combat Operation Base Yazzie on a patrol in 2/9 Echo Company’s AO making her on a dismounted patrol towards Patrol Base Moose and then on to Saifan Bazaar. Mannion is one of
Marines Try a Woman’s Touch to Reach Afghans
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Letting Women Reach Women in Afghan War | New York Times
Posted in: AfghanistanBy ELISABETH BUMILLER Published: March 6, 2010 Monica Almeida/The New York TimesFemale Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., will be sent to Helmand Province next month to try to win over rural Afghan women. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marines in a recent “cultural awareness” class scribbled careful notes as the instructor coached them on do’s
Two Yuma Marines join female force in Afghanistan – MCAS Yuma
Posted in: Afghanistan, USMCStory by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant Two station Marines left for Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan.14, 2009, to begin their journey to Afghanistan as members of a female-only team that hopes to bridge a cultural divide. Lance Cpl. Sorina Miller, flight clearance clerk, and Lance Cpl. Dawn Doyle, military policeman, began training in Camp Pendleton to