Women's work

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Women's work
The female soldiers of Bridge Company Bravo are part of historic shift where female Marines are on the ground near the front lines. Rest is where you find it, even if your Humvee hood is also your cot.

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U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Adrien Thom, 25, of Lafayette, La., sits at the foot of the bridge built by Bridge Co. Bravo that crosses the Tigris River about 50 miles south of Baghdad on Saturday, April 5. The U.S.-Iraq war is the first time female Marines have been associated with combat units this far toward the front lines. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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First Lt. Adrien Thom listens to Iraqi men ask for medicine for a sick child. The 8th Engineers Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group Marines are in Iraq to build ribbon bridges and medium girder bridges for U.S.-led forces. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Tiffany Amberg, 20, of Wyoming, Mich., laughs at a joke about her needing help to carry a heavy piece of equipment for a ribbon bridge on Sunday, April 6. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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First Lt. Adrien Thom waits for an M1 tank to clear the road before a tank retriever can proceed. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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First Lt. Adrien Thom wakes up with a big smile on her face after using the hood of her Humvee as a bed. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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First Lt. Adrien Thom writes down suggestions from her 1st platoon about how to improve efficiency during afternoon formation. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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Lance Cpl. Tiffany Amberg unlatches parts of the bridge from a trailer. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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Lance Cpl. Tiffany Amberg hands her M16A2 service rifle to Gunnery Sgt. Randy Broner, 36, of Sasser, Ga., before jumping off the back of a ribbon bridge trailer after deploying a ramp bay section for the ribbon bridge. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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Lance Cpl. Tiffany Amberg sits in the cab of her MK48/18 LVS before assembling a bridge section. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

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First Lt. Adrien Thom informs her 1st platoon about what's on the agenda for the day during formation. (Eddie Ledesma/Contra Costa Times)

[JChristin]

Thanks Roger for the photo's of the fewer and the prouder at work in Iraq.



semper fi,
jchristin

[Sixguns]

See what kinds of cool things you can do when you stay in the Corps for longer than a year??!!!!

OOHRAH!!!!


SF,

[Tika]

Thanks Staff,

Always a pleasure to see pictures of our proud women Marines!

OOHRAH, Sisters!

Semper Fi,
Tika

[thedrifter]

Welcome Aboard to the Best Marine Site on the net. Also welcome to your home away from home................
We have a great crew of Marines in here from WW II to the present............
Throw your sea bag in a corner, pull up a footlocker, sit and chat awhile.........

"AGAIN WELCOME ABOARD."

Sempers,

Roger

[kubba]

Again drifter you have amazed me.
Great shots and it puts our sisters in the lime light where they should be.
By the way where do all the WM's hang out on this site?
Gung Ho
Semper FI
Do or Die
stan:marine: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Shilo]

enjoyed the pictures.. thanks for postin em'