MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 17: , , Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II eats American snacks sent from home while studying November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala,Afghanistan. There are 48 women presently working along the volatile front lines of the war in Afghanistan deployed as the second Female Engagement team participating in a more active role, gaining access where men can't. The women, many who volunteer for the 6.5 month deployment take a 10 week course at Camp Pendleton in California where they are trained for any possible situation, including learning Afghan customs and basic Pashtun language.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: , , Lance Corporal Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II rests after a patrol with a Marine's foot on her stomach on November 21, 2010 in Musa Qala,Afghanistan.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 12: , , Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II takes a nap before being sent out on a mission to Kunjak on November 12, 2010 in Musa Qala,Afghanistan.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 17: , , Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II walks out of the shower tent on November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 12: , , Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II hangs out in the barracks working on her laptop on November 12, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
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