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
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
Petty Officer 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, hospital
Petty Officer 2nd Class Claire E. Ballante, hospital corpsman, assigned to the Female Engagement Team, holds a child during a patrol with 1st Battalion 2d Marines in Musa Qa'leh, Afghanistan. Ballante and fello... 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, 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 Capt. Pam Parker, a physician assistant with
U.S. Army Capt. Pam Parker, a physician assistant with the 404th Civil Affairs Team and a Plymouth Meeting, Pa., resident, listens to the midwives as they discuss their duties at the Women's Birthing center, Ch... More
Mohammad Sherzad also known as the Snake Doctor of
Mohammad Sherzad also known as the Snake Doctor of Charikar, shows the Female Engagement Team (FET) a jar of venom in its final stage, that is ready to treat patients that suffer from epilepsy and vitiligo, whi... 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
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
Capt. Joshua Poulton, facility engineer team leader,
Capt. Joshua Poulton, facility engineer team leader, 467th Air Expeditionary Group, walks through a construction site on Forward Operating Base Union III, International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 29. His job is ... More
First Lt. Rebecca M. Wagner, Female Engagement Team
First Lt. Rebecca M. Wagner, Female Engagement Team officer in charge, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, receives a thank-you gift from an Afghan official following the International Women’s D... 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
Fraiba Nasiri, Kabul’s Ambassador Small Grant program
Fraiba Nasiri, Kabul’s Ambassador Small Grant program director, translates between English, Dari and Pashto during a female engagement meeting April 7.The FET regularly meets with Paktika’s Department of Women’... 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
Senior Airman Zack Kirchner (left) and Airman 1st Class
Senior Airman Zack Kirchner (left) and Airman 1st Class Tyler Spohn, 467th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron, Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, Iraq, set up a satellite base station on top of a building to get ... 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
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
An Afghan girl stares at a U.S. Army soldier during
An Afghan girl stares at a U.S. Army soldier during a meeting at Baqi Tanah, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2011. A female engagement team from Combined Task Force Lightning, met... 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
Female soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry
Female soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment and 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade identified as new Female Engagement Team members, conduct search techniques on each other, Aug. 13, during... 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
Infantrymen with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment,
Infantrymen with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, and members of the 1-5IN and 25th Brigade Support Battalion, Female Engagement Team, present members of the Banbalay village with a water purification ... More
Women from around the Spin Boldak region gathered Sept.
Women from around the Spin Boldak region gathered Sept. 18, to attend a shura being held for them at the Spin Boldak District Center. During the shura, the women were able to address issues they have within the... More
U.S. Army soldiers of 504th Battlefield Support Brigade
U.S. Army soldiers of 504th Battlefield Support Brigade stand at the district center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The soldiers were at the district center to provide supp... More
An Afghanistan Uniformed Policeman piles a blankets
An Afghanistan Uniformed Policeman piles a blankets to hand out outside of the District Center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The AUP were handing out items such as dried b... More
At the Surkh Rod district center, a social worker for
At the Surkh Rod district center, a social worker for the Director of Youth, Shekera, speaks during a women's shura Sept. 19. Women from 22 villages spoke about concerns, which will be elevated through the Nang... More
Lance Cpl. May Holzhauser, Female Engagement Team 12-1
Lance Cpl. May Holzhauser, Female Engagement Team 12-1 tiltroter mechanic, performs a radio check during a period of instruction here Sept. 19. Radio familiarization is one of the many periods of instruction an... 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
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
Local Afghan women shell almonds at a female-owned
Local Afghan women shell almonds at a female-owned almond-cleaning business, Oct. 19, in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The Combined Team Zabul Female Engagement Team helped two local women, Fatima and Bib... More
Cpl. Genesis Nanez, member with the I Marine Expeditionary
Cpl. Genesis Nanez, member with the I Marine Expeditionary Force Female Engagement Team, loads rounds into her magazine at range 407 here, Oct. 26. Marines practiced how to shoot, maneuver and transition betwee... More
Female Engagement Teams foil insurgent tactics
A Female Special Police member uses rifle techniques during target practice with her AK-47 Nov. 12. The AK-47 is just one of many weapons FSP women are qualified to use. Once graduated from the Afghan basic pol... More
Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development senior adviser, Najia Kharoti, talks to Female Engagement Team leaders from throughout Afghanistan, Nov. 12, at the International Security Assistance Forc... More
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
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
Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional
Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general, greets Deanie Dempsey, wife of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as she arrives on ... 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
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
Cmdr. Elizabeth Greenwood, the Provincial Reconstruction
Cmdr. Elizabeth Greenwood, the Provincial Reconstruction Team Khowst executive officer, discusses with reporters the PRT mission in Afghanistan during a press conference at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afgha... 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
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
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
Family, friends and loved ones waited for the Marines
Family, friends and loved ones waited for the Marines and sailors of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group to arrive, April 12, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The men and women of II MHG returned home after a... More
Afghans nationals walk toward the shura site in Sheik
Afghans nationals walk toward the shura site in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring local Afghan nationals and coalition forces together to discuss curren... More
A young Afghan child looks at the camera during a shura
A young Afghan child looks at the camera during a shura in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring Afghan nationals and coalition forces together to discuss c... More
A young Afghan boy smiles as he looks back at the camera
A young Afghan boy smiles as he looks back at the camera as his sister carries him during a shura in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring Afghan nationals ... More
An Afghan man poses with a pair of U.S. Marine issued
An Afghan man poses with a pair of U.S. Marine issued spectacles during a shura in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring Afghan nationals and coalition forc... 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
Capt. Kelly Hasselman is getting interviewed by
Capt. Kelly Hasselman is getting interviewed by Correspondent Rosiland Jordan for the Aljazeera English Channel on a parade field at Fort Bliss.
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
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.
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.
Local Afghan children line up for entrance to Combat
Local Afghan children line up for entrance to Combat Outpost Penich, Afghanistan, July 7, 2012. The children were attending a cultural event held by a female engagement team assigned to Apache Company, 2nd Batt... More
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
1st BCT FET gets new IOTV
The Female Engagement Team from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, gather as an instructor explains how to use the Generation III Improved Outer Tactical Vest Aug. 21 at the PPC here.
U.S. Army Sgt. Allysa Turner, paralegal specialist
U.S. Army Sgt. Allysa Turner, paralegal specialist and female engagement team noncommissioned officer in-charge with 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Divis... More
Sadiqa Jalali (right), Zabul director of Women's Affairs,
Sadiqa Jalali (right), Zabul director of Women's Affairs, speaks to Afghan women and Female Engagement Team members from the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team in Qalat City, Zabul Province, Afghanistan Dec. ... More
Jordanian army 2nd Lt. Hotaf Almahasnah, a security
Jordanian army 2nd Lt. Hotaf Almahasnah, a security integration officer deployed to Afghanistan, provides her perspective during a coalition forces-led Female Engagement Team conference at Bagram Air Field, Afg... More
Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team
Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team listen to Sgt. 1st Class Jacque Manuel, Z PRT security force, during a mission brief before the beginning of a female engagement team mission to the Bibi Kahl... More
Spc. Ana Walker, a Female Engagement Team member, attached
Spc. Ana Walker, a Female Engagement Team member, attached to Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and a native of Argentina, talks with childre... More
A young girl poses for a photo in Kandahar province,
A young girl poses for a photo in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 4, 2013. Children and local villagers gathered to speak with members of a Female Engagement Team attached to Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th ... More
A sign welcomes attendees to the International Women's
A sign welcomes attendees to the International Women's Day event held March 8, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank, hosted by the Romanian Female Engagement Team (FET).
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christina Rath, the officer in charge
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christina Rath, the officer in charge of the Female Engagement Team assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 212th Fires Brigade, holds a 35-pound kettlebell over her head during... More
Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, create
Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, create a barricade during a training exercise at the infantry immersion trainer at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 29. The 13th MEU is preparing for their upcoming dep... More
Sgt. Erik Choquette, Security Force Advise and Assist
Sgt. Erik Choquette, Security Force Advise and Assist Team medical advisor with the 162nd Infantry Brigade, attached to 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Bianca Beck, assigned to the brigade
U.S. Army Spc. Bianca Beck, assigned to the brigade Female Engagement Team (FET), 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, secures equipment to her body armor at... More
U.S. and Romanian Soldiers practice communicating through
U.S. and Romanian Soldiers practice communicating through an interpreter during a Female Engagement Team (FET) practical exercise at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. More than... More
U.S. Army Sgts. Katherine Restko and Leah Mallett watch
U.S. Army Sgts. Katherine Restko and Leah Mallett watch as Combined Joint Task Force Paladin trainer Jean Paul Stassi demonstrates fingerprinting techniques with the assistance of Spc. Jenna Bruxvoort during Fe... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sherise Stephens, Kandahar Field Detention
Sgt. 1st Class Sherise Stephens, Kandahar Field Detention Site non-commissioned officer in charge, 551st Military Police Company, acts as a range safety for a female Afghan National Police recruit as she qualif... More
2nd Cav. Regt. FETs reflect on female ANP successes
Staff Sgt. Renata Gaddis, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Female Engagement Team member, poses for a picture with two members of the Afghan National Police, Dec. 8, 2013, at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Cent... More
Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander,
Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, left, greets Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi, right, commander of Regional Training Center – Kandahar, at Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center in ... More
Female Afghan National Police recruits make their way
Female Afghan National Police recruits make their way to their graduation ceremony Jan. 9, 2014, at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The recruits graduated from basic pat... More