An ABC News segment on the training and requirements for female soldiers on the front lines.
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A feature on the IDF's Karkal battalion, which the Israeli army says is the only military unit in the world where men and women fight together.
United States Marine Female Engagement Teams originated during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. They conduct outreach to women and children, and use the information they gather to develop local development programs that address the needs of area residents.
As the US Department of Defense considers whether women should be allowed to serve in front line combat units, Gen James Amos, the US Marine Corps commandant, has unveiled plans to send 40 women to 19 battalions that regularly fight close to the front line.
In June 2005, Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester of the 617th Military Police Company, a National Guard unit from Kentucky, received the Silver Star for valor during an enemy ambush on her convoy in Iraq.
A New York Times report on the difference between military policy and the realities of life for female U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Many young Kurdish women are joining the all-volunteer "Women's Protection Unit," also known as the YPJ and affiliated with the the PKK Militia, to protect Kurdistan from attacks by ISIS.
A CBS News segment featuring interviews with several female soldiers about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A compilation of video clips documenting the moments when members of the U.S. military surprise their families by coming home during the Christmas season.
A report from Al-Jazeera on the problems faced by service members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as they return to civilian life and struggle to connect with the services available to them.
