U.S. Airmen from the 20th Fighter Wing stand together representing women from different career fields for International Women’s Day at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 8, 2017. In 1909, the first International More
From left, Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar, from the Ministry of Women's Affairs; and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Anderson, the deputy commanding general - support o More
Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, Afghan national army, Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar, Ministry of Women's Affairs, and Brig. Gen. Rodney Anderson, Combined Joint Task Force-82 deputy commanding general-support, cut a More
Service members of Task Force Med-East located on Bagram Air Field at Craig Joint Theater Hospital and Egyptian Col. Tarek Eid, commander of the Egyptian hospital discuss patients March 8 in conjunction with a More
Local girls sing a song celebrating their mother's contributions to society during the International Women's Day celebration in Khowst City, Khowst Province March 8. Approximately 270 women attended the event h More
Local girls sing a song celebrating their mother's contributions to society during the International Women's Day held in Khowst City, Khowst province, Afghanistan, March 8. It was the first time coalition force More
Mohammad Halim Fidai, the governor of Wardak province, gives a speech at the Women's Day event in Maidan Shahr District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andy Barrera/Released)
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
U.S. Army Sgt. Ginifer Spada, a broadcast journalist assigned to the public affairs office for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Task Force Bastogne, poses with an Afghan girl who wants to be a More
A member of the cultural support team from Special Operations Task Force - East addresses more than 200 students, teachers and government officials at the Tanar village School for Girls to celebrate Khas Konar More
Young girls from a local school in Ghazni City enjoy the day celebrating International Women’s Day at an event hosted in Ghazni City, March 8. Over 350 Afghan women attended the event which highlighted women’s More
An International Secuirty Assistance Force service member buys a colapsable wooden bowl from an Afghan vendor at a bazaar at Heaquarters ISAF in Kabul on Tuesday. The bazaar was all-woman ran and was held in ce More
A young Afghan girl attends Paktika Women’s Day at the Sharana Hospital, March 8. Women of all ages attended the event hosted by Paktika Director of Women’s Affairs Dr. Bibi Hawa. The provincial governor and su More
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
Local women and children gather for International Women's Day at the Zhari District Center outside of Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Mar. 8, 2012. International Women's Day provi More
An Afghan Local policeman listens to a radio Zhari District Center outside of Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2012.
Afghan female police officers celebrated International Women’s Day at Camp Northern Lights, March 8. International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in cl More
Dr. Negar, an OB/GYN doctor at Tarin Kot’s Women Hospital, speaks to an audience of nearly 100 Afghan women and children at the provincial governor’s compound in Tarin Kot to celebrate the 2nd Annual Internatio More
Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger, commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (fourth from right), gathers with representatives from several countries after the International Women’s Day ceremony at Camp Eggers, Mar. More
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).
Female Afghan Uniformed Police check local women for weapons before they enter the Khost Provincial Headquarters for an International Women's Day meeting in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan, March 9, 201 More
An Afghanistan woman speaks during a ceremony held in celebration of International Women’s Day at the Shahrara Garden in Kabul, March 11, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW More
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
Captain Johanna Smoke, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, who serves as the Female Engagement Team Chief for Task Force Duke, introduces five of eight nominees for the 2014 Zabul Women of Courage A More
Rear Adm. Althea “Allie” H. Coetzee, director, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Operational Contract Support, enjoy a lighthearted discussion during a luncheon with visiting Afghan guest Nasima Samadi. Coetzee and Sama More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Julia O'Neil, left, receives a rose from Col. Chuck Hensley, commander of Multinational Battle Group-East, in recognition of the women's importance in the armed forces worldwide, during a cer More
Members of the Regional Command (South) command group, coalition service members and supports of Regional Command (South) gather for a ceremony to celebrate International Women’s Day, March 8, 2014, at Kandahar More
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy commander for support, presided over a ceremony to honor the sacrifices and accomplishments of women who have shaped the destiny of many countries around More
Razia Baloch (right), member of the Helmand Provincial Council, and Esmatullah Atal (left), director of the Welfare Organization for People of Afghanistan, participate in a Key Leader Engagement regarding wome More
Lt. Gen. Flora Darpino, the judge advocate general of the U.S. Army, speaks to soldiers of the Regional Command (South) Judge Advocate General Corps, about future changes and improvements being implemented with More
Many female U.S Army Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery (“The Fighting Deuce”) attended an International Women’s Day luncheon, March 8, with female Soldiers and wives of Soldiers from th More
Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the Afghan Air Force, speaks with female pilots who fly different aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 9. Rahmani receiv More
(From left) Col. Paul Owen, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Transatlantic Afghanistan District, recognizes Nikki Schmitt for her work as project manager for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund Program More
A boy dressed like his mother, who serves in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, salutes the women attending the Ministry of the Interior International Women’s Day celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan More
Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, commander of Special Operations Command Africa, speaks to the Chadian Army during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 17 Feb. 27, 2017. Flintlock is an annual special operations exerc More
U.S. Army Special Operations soldier scans for the C-130 aircraft during a static line jump and airdrop in N'Djamena, Chad Mar. 4, 2017 as part of Flintlock 17. Flintlock is an annual special operations exerci More
Special Operations Command Africa hosted its first Women’s Leadership Forum on the eve of International Women’s Day in N'Djamena, Chad, Mar. 7, 2017, as a part of Exercise Flintlock 2017. This leadership discu More
Women from the U.S., Netherlands and Burkina Faso Armies shared their military experiences with young adults at the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso on March 7th. The event was a joint effort between the host natio More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Gamache, a machinery technician with the Maintenance Augmentation Team at Base Portsmouth, Virginia, poses for a portrait in the Naval Engineering Department on base More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Elizabeth D. Perez, the chief of staff for Task Force Southwest, speaks on what it means to be a leader and a woman in the Marine Corps in a combat environment at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, More
Women of Buckley stand together for International Women’s Day, March 6, 2018, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th and focuses on the positive pro More
Capt. Elizabeth A. Brunette, an assistant intelligence officer assigned to the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and senior representative of The Women’s Mentorship Network, introduces panelists Le More
Lt. Col. Nicola c. Polidor, a pilot assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, poses for a portrait on Feb. 19, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Polidor is one of six female pilots on the base. (U.S. Air Force More
U.S. Army Sgt. Gabrielle Calderon, 108th Sustainment Brigade, is an Army leader at Camp Taji, Iraq, Mar. 2, 2019. Calderon is currently deployed to Iraq to train, advise, and assist the Iraqi Army maintenance m More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 6, 2019) Cmdr. Emily Bassett, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) reactor officer, is recognized as a woman in leadership on Ford. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability More
190308-N-TP832-2017 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2019) Capt. Cynthia Kuehner, commanding officer of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, speaks to Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 dur More
Members of the all-female alert crew pose for a group photo March 7, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Air Force Global Strike Command annually recognizes Women’s History Month by coordinating all-female More
NORFOLK, Va. (March 8, 2019) – (From left to right) NATO Allied Command Transformation Chief of Staff Vice Adm. Paul Bennett, the Dean of Old Dominion University’s Frank Batten College of Engineering and Techno More
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! We'd like to take a moment to appreciate all the amazing women around the #33FW that keep the mission going! There are no limits to our #Airmen's potential and we'll always #AimHi More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lindsay Hallford, 86th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion C-130J engine mechanic, right, walks alongside U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicole Merriss, 86th Maintenance Squadron a More
190308-N-PL946-1007 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 Re More
Major Michelle Curran, United States Air Force “Thunderbirds” F-16 pilot, demonstrates flight maneuvers to seven-year-old Amelia Suell, aspiring pilot, January 31, 2020 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Amelia More
Murals empowering women line a walkway in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 22, 2020. The murals promoted gender equality, advocated against gender-based violence and showcased the hotline More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashlee Burriss (left), Airman Kayleen Garza (middle), and Senior Airman Katherine Arias (right), 31st Force Support Squadron fitness specialists, pose for a photo Mar. 5, 2020, a More
“Frauentag” translates to “Frauen” meaning women and “tag” meaning day. It is an observance celebrated across Germany on March 8th every year. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)
American and Spanish service members pose for a photo after the Fun Race held by the Spanish forces in honor of International Women’s Day, March 7, 2020, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Participants ran a 5K whic More
A young visitor experiences what it's like to dress as a pilot as she suits up in a flight suit and headset during the 2020 New England Air Museum's 'Women in Aviation' event. This was one of many hands-on acti More
U.S. Army Nevada National Guard Command Sgt. Major Shauna Reese, command sergeant major of the 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, left, and U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Olha Vandergriff, the public affairs o More
Airmen from Minot Air Force Base pose in front of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle at a Missile Alert facility near Minot, North Dakota, March 12, 2020. The Airmen took part in an all-female alert c More
Stickers mark the distance at which customers are to stand in line at the Commissary, March 20, 2020, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Facilities around the installation have either altered, diminished or closed t More
Members of the Afghan community prepare for lunch at an International Women's Day event to celebrate the world's women and acknowledge women's contributions to peace and security here, March 3.
Members of the Afghan community prepare for lunch at an International Women's Day event to celebrate the world's women and acknowledge women's contributions to peace and security at Bagram Air Base on March 3. More
A young Afghan girl uses henna to decorate the wrist of one of the many visitors at the Egyptian hospital here on International Women’s Day, March 8. Afghanistan women have been celebrating womanhood and their More
An International Secuirty Assistance Force service member bargins with an Afghan vendor at a bazaar at Heaquarters ISAF in Kabul on Tuesday. The bazaar was all-woman ran and was held in celebration of Internati More
Dr. Bibi Hawa, Paktika Director of Women’s Affairs, hands gifts to the women attending a Paktika Women’s Day event, March 8. Hawa, who sponsored the event, organized and packaged the gifts herself. The celebrat More
Maj. Linda Johansson, Female Engagement Team coordinator and Regional Command (North) gender advisor, thanks the Department of Women’s Affairs for inviting the FET to participate in the International Women’s Da More
An Afghan man hands out kites provided by coalition forces to children who had attended the International Women's Day held in Khowst City, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, March 8. It was the first time coalition More
A group of Afghan girls sing during the Women's Day event in Maidan Shahr District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2011.
Nearly 200 students, teachers and government officials gather at the Tanar village School for Girls to celebrate Khas Konar Districts first-ever International Women's Day celebration March 8 in Konar province.
Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi of Khowst province gives a speech at the International Women's Day event held in Khowst City, Afghanistan, March 8. It was the first time coalition forces had been invited to attend More
Over 350 Afghan women attended a conference held in Ghazni City in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8. Shokreih Valli, the Ghazni Director of Women’s Affairs, organized the successful event that More
An Afghan girl, who dreams of being a journalist, takes photos during International Women's Day at the governor's house in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province March 8.
Two Afghan female police officers celebrate International Women’s Day at Camp Northern Lights, March 8. International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in More
Local women gather for a speech at the Zhari District Center outside of Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2012.
Mohammad Omar Shirzad, Uruzgan provincial governor, presents a small gift to a local Afghan woman during the celebration of International Women’s Day in the district area of Tarin Kot, March 13, 2012.
Army Sgt. Maj. Barbara Rubio, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan gender integration officer, cuts a ceremonial cake for International Women’s Day at Camp Eggers Mar. 6, 2013, while Lt.Col. Fahima, Afghan Nationa More
International Women's Day attendees, including a local Afghan woman and female members of the Logar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) greet one another as they arrive at the event held March 8, at Forward Op More
Women fill a meeting room in the Khost Provincial Headquarters for an International Women's Day meeting in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2013. The meeting was one of the largest gatherings o More
Karima Salik, director of Women’s Cultural Affairs for Afghanistan, greets U.S. Army Capt. Sherri Limbrick, a member of the Voluntary Community Relations mission from Camp Eggers, after a ceremony held in celeb More
Major General Paul LaCamera, Regional Command (South) and 4th Infantry Division commanding general, gives words of praise to the women who were nominated for the Zabul Women of Courage Award at Forward Operatin More
Serving in Kosovo Force's Multinational Battle Group-East are many different nations, and on International Woman's Day, special recognition was given to the female soldiers serving. Polish navy Lt. Cmdr. Gruner More
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy commander for support, presents a commemorative plaque to Mah Pekay Sediqqy. Sediqqy lost both her legs above the knee in a mine explosion. She is recogni More
Maj. Richard Brown, Regional Command (South) deputy chaplain, gives an invocation during a ceremony to recognize International Women’s Day, March 8, 2014, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Regional Command (So More
Guest speaker, Rear Adm. Althea “Allie” H. Coetzee, director, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Operational Contract Support, speaks to visiting Afghan guests, NATO and U.S. servicemen and women, based at New Kabul Comp More
Attendees of a Women’s Education Key Leader Engagement discuss women’s health, education, and human rights with members of Regional Command (South) at the Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, March 13, More
Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the Afghan Air Force, speaks with a female pilot from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 in a KC-130J Super Hercules aboard Marine Corps More
Capt. Carri Salas from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) speaks to guests at the Afghan air force’s International Women’s Day conference March 6, 2016, at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan. Approxim More
Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan addresses the women within the command during a ceremony commemorating International Women’s Day March 8. More
Women serving in the Afghan National Police wait to be recognized during the Ministry of the Interior International Women’s Day celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan. The women were among the 389 graduates of Basic More
Soldiers of the Chadian Army raise the flags of partner nations participating in Flintlock 17 during the opening ceremony 17 Feb. 27, 2017. Flintlock is an annual special operations exercise involving more tha More
U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers plus their multinational partners parachute to a drop Zone during a static line jump and airdrop in N'Djamena, Chad Mar. 4, 2017 as part of Flintlock 17. Flintlock is an a More
U.S. Soldiers, Dutch Military Members, and Burkina Faso Soldiers answer questions as part of the Women's Day Panel on March 7 2017 at the United States Embassy of Burkina Faso. Military members were asked quest More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Gamache, a machinery technician with the Maintenance Augmentation Team at Base Portsmouth, Virginia, runs passing drills with a Norfolk Storm teammate at the Northsi More
Capt. Elizabeth A. Brunette, an assistant intelligence officer assigned to the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and senior representative of The Women’s Mentorship, introduces panelists Leah Poole More
1st Lt. Lacey Orians, a pilot assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron, poses for a portrait on Feb. 19, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Orians is the newest addition to the elite group of six female pilo More