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women in the military

women participating in military activities

Possibility or obligation of women to serve in their countries' military. |#55ff55|Service compulsory* for both men and women |#5fd38d|Service selective compulsory* for both men and women |#80e5ff|Service compulsary* for men, women may volunteer |#87cdde|Service selective compulsory* for men, women may volunteer |#ff9955|Service voluntary for both men and women |#b3b3b3|No data, no military, or no women allowed.

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This category has the following 33 subcategories, out of 33 total.

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Women's Protection Units (4 C, 114 F)

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The only woman (military) (9 F)

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Nada Dimić (1 C, 4 F)

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Bracha Fuld (1 C, 9 F)

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Military women wearing gloves (59 F)

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Military women wearing helmets (21 F)

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Hattie Johnson (2 F)

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Kharitina Yefstafyevich Korotkevich (5 F)

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Zhao Yiman (8 F)

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Maps of the world about women in the military (9 F)
Marzieh Hadidchi (1 C, 5 F)
Military women with dogs (11 F)
Minnie Spotted Wolf (3 F)
Ana Monterroso de Lavalleja (2 F)

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Eleonore Prochaska (15 F)

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Ruth Stanley Farnam (1 C, 8 F)

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The following 199 files are in this category, out of 199 total.

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163rd Reconnaissance Wing delivers holiday cheer to children's hospital 131217-F-UF872-020.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 2.86 MB
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79 Norwegians are serving in the Norwegian Army Surgical Hospital, a complete mobile unit that provides emergency surgery and other medical treeatment for combat soldiers of 17 nations fighting with UN forces HD-SN-50-00947.jpg 2,883 × 3,000; 1.02 MB
A Danish Reserve Soldier hugs an Army Reserve Soldier (6759717).jpg 6,452 × 4,301; 3.04 MB
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Afrah, an Iraqi Army basic trainee, yells "clear" to let trainers know she is finished clearing her Kalashnikov AK-47 Assault Rifle during live weapons training at the Jordanian Roy - DPLA - 6009e547e8a437c2580014706104cf05.jpeg 1,524 × 2,256; 680 KB
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An Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) cook at work in an army cookhouse, stirring a large cauldron of stew, 10 December 1942. H26153.jpg 1,795 × 1,772; 668 KB
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Capt Mille Hewalo helps her teammate Maj Nicole Dallocchio up an obstacle (6760843).jpg 5,523 × 3,682; 3.79 MB
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Del štaba Gradnikove brigade novembra 1944 na Stari Oselici.jpg 1,140 × 705; 324 KB
Determination and mentoring lead to presidency 130215-F-KL201-009.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 6.03 MB
Director, Senior Airman (SRA) Sabrina Hauser, repositions her two-camera team with the assistance of the technical director, Master Sergeant Christopher Nelson, and the computer graphics operator, SRA Anthony 010118-F-BP241-001.jpg 1,728 × 1,152; 621 KB
Djibouti Armed Forces Day celebrates 38th Anniversary (18339060019).jpg 5,412 × 3,608; 1.39 MB
Dunwoody retirement-Jt Base Myer-Henderson Hall.jpg 3,780 × 2,515; 4.51 MB
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Female soldier of the Army of Kazakhstan.JPEG 1,035 × 1,431; 392 KB
Female soldier tries to reach out to Afghan women during Eid.jpg 3,716 × 2,320; 1.48 MB
Female Turkmen soldiers.jpeg 815 × 944; 296 KB
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps 1914.jpg 2,292 × 1,767; 474 KB
First Danish Female Fighter Pilot Lt. Line Bonde with her T-38 Talon at Sheppard AFB, Texas.jpg 710 × 994; 95 KB
First Women Attend Infantry Training (10037356155).jpg 3,000 × 2,003; 959 KB
Flag Officer Melissa Dalby, 86 WG, Royal Australian Air Force, presents new scenario data to the squadron leaders of different countries during Pacific Airlift Rally 2001 010911-F-GY993-031.jpg 2,000 × 1,312; 652 KB
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Francesco Porzio, Monumento alla difesa di Casale, Piazza Castello, Casale Monferrato (Ian Spackman 199xC n25).jpg 259 × 400; 25 KB
Fuerzas Comando 2017 - Friendship jump at the door.jpg 1,400 × 933; 749 KB
Gary Sinise Kuwait 3.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 613 KB
Ghana Armed Forces – Military Sergeant Soldier.jpg 845 × 680; 80 KB
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Goma, North-Kivu, DR Congo - Female officers of the FARDC and MONUSCO - International Day of Women's Rights.jpg 6,720 × 4,480; 11.81 MB
Grenadjärvakt ur Livgardet.jpg 3,962 × 2,848; 2.55 MB
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HS1 Cassandra Brockett 130226-G-IA651-501.jpg 2,151 × 1,537; 3.03 MB
Ilham Aliyev's visit to Shusha February 2021 65.jpg 1,701 × 1,292; 2.36 MB
Independence Day Parade - Flickr - Kerri-Jo (21).jpg 1,741 × 2,621; 523 KB
India Border guards at Atari India.jpg 722 × 1,024; 362 KB
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Jedburghs in front of B-24 just before night takeoff. Area T, Harrington Airdrome, England, circa 1944. - NARA - 540066.tif 3,000 × 2,414; 6.91 MB
Kalemie, Province of Tanganyika, DR Congo Medal ceremony for 450 peacekeepers of Benin including 21 women (31835427553) (cropped).jpg 491 × 756; 187 KB
Kalemie, Province of Tanganyika, DR Congo Medal ceremony for 450 peacekeepers of Benin including 21 women (31835427553).jpg 1,024 × 768; 157 KB
Kauai resident, female World War II veteran, recounts service DVIDS383830.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.21 MB
Komandant 4. bataljona gradnikove brigade Franc Štuler-Ilija s Karolino Fajtovo v Rrzelju.jpg 681 × 1,091; 294 KB
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Leaders of Australian Womens Services 1942.jpg 640 × 485; 186 KB
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Lori "Wrench" Melling (left) and Laura "Moose" Mason 1987 (cropped).JPEG 1,688 × 2,455; 2.18 MB
Maj Maude Davison and Lt Eunice Young.jpg 640 × 477; 74 KB
Malawian female soldier (45745891874).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 783 KB
Marie-Thérèse Figueur.jpg 407 × 509; 76 KB
Marines participate in Ulchi Freedom Guardian 130829-M-CE123-002.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.84 MB
Maryland Air Guard cyber operators support DEFENDER 24 along with NATO counterparts (8544239).jpg 2,400 × 1,349; 2.23 MB
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Members of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center honor guard stand in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Ivory Coast Gen. Soumaila Bakayoko, the Economic Community of West African 130626-A-ZZ999-016.jpg 960 × 645; 146 KB
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Military Police build lasting relationships during marksmanship exercise 160726-A-BE343-001.jpg 2,048 × 1,208; 472 KB
Mixed gender SSC army, in Yagoori, SSC Sool, SSC State, Somalia 2023.png 898 × 630; 1.17 MB
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Obveščevalci Gradnikove brigade.jpg 1,142 × 866; 419 KB
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Policía Militar en Maracaibo.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 7.11 MB
Prehod V. prekomorske brigade čez Kolpo.jpg 680 × 411; 188 KB
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Retired Major General Heidi V. Brown speaks at the Wyndham El Paso Airport Hotel in 2017.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 8.51 MB
RMAF Maj Patricia Yapp Syau Yin, The world's Only Female MiG-29 Fighter Pilot at 2012 Singapore Airshow 120215-F-MQ656-003.jpg 1,800 × 1,198; 286 KB
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Sea Sisters- Strengthening International Maritime Security Through Knowledge Exchange (8780944).jpg 5,196 × 3,457; 960 KB
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Serbian Sergeant Slavika Tomitch.jpg 1,513 × 2,207; 321 KB
Sharon Ann Lane Grave Site.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 1.94 MB
She can do it! 130301-M-XW818-709.jpg 4,896 × 3,264; 12.3 MB
Skupina borcev Gradnikove brigade v taboru pod Krnom v drugi polovici julija 1943,.jpg 1,120 × 723; 336 KB
Sofija Jovanović.jpg 771 × 517; 114 KB
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Speer at Bagram being unloaded by the 396th Medical.jpg 750 × 498; 49 KB
Staff Sgt. Rachel Lepper from the 31st Medical Group (L) utilizes M-9 paper on contaminated skin of Senior Airman Diana Contreras from the 603rd ACS during a training exercise at a Chemical Warfare class 020724-F-AU128-005.jpg 1,960 × 2,835; 1.46 MB
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The Women of CSpOC (200305-F-IN231-1001).jpg 6,284 × 3,788; 5.82 MB
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U S and Djiboutian military members complete Sea Sisters exercise (8742218).jpg 5,874 × 3,916; 8.72 MB
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U S and Djiboutian military members complete Sea Sisters exercise (8742231).jpg 5,873 × 3,915; 11.7 MB
U.S. Marines Combat Utility Uniforms 2003, Full-Color Plate (2003), by John M. Carrillo.jpg 3,704 × 2,068; 6.86 MB
U.S. Soldiers ‘train the trainer’ in Africa DSCF4483 (6971965160).jpg 3,240 × 4,320; 2.73 MB
UK and US military engineers in Romania work together on International Women in Engineering Day 170623-A-JY946-669 (35440259141).jpg 1,430 × 953; 453 KB
US Navy 050627-N-7130B-122 Torpedoman's Mate Seaman Recruit Krystal Holder stands an armed watch at a .50 caliber machine gun mount.jpg 1,283 × 953; 787 KB
US Navy 051012-N-8796S-407 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice stands with female members of the Afghanistan military during a visit to the Pakistan Air Force base in Chaklala, Pakistan to witness multinational relief effor.jpg 1,848 × 1,224; 858 KB
View of Ghanbatt women blue berets copy (15097131704).jpg 9,000 × 5,664; 17.47 MB
War Office Second World War Official Collection E18586.jpg 800 × 791; 90 KB
Warsaw Uprising - Courier crossing street under fire (crop).jpg 640 × 1,327; 703 KB
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Washington National Guard participates in Exercise Bersama Warrior.jpg 7,648 × 5,312; 7.21 MB
We go where you go 130319-F-KL201-001.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 6.18 MB
Westenfriedhof Eichstätt -Grabstein Maria Sophia Kettner.jpg 1,536 × 2,048; 1.01 MB
Western MD servicewomen of Russian army.jpg 900 × 600; 484 KB
Woman of Bolivarian Armed Forces in a presidential meeting.jpg 8,576 × 5,696; 41.42 MB
Women Soldiers - Google Art Project.jpg 1,108 × 896; 424 KB
Womens ANA Officer Candidate School Oath Ceremony (4644525548).jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 1.96 MB
WWI British cemetery at Abbeville.jpg 1,560 × 1,200; 1.05 MB
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Young girl dressed in soldier attire at the arrival of the press plane in Peking, China - NARA - 194411 (cropped).tif 1,434 × 1,913; 7.85 MB
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Young Women of the Student Guard (10104267104).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 4.1 MB
YPG soldier during ISIL fight.jpg 960 × 643; 93 KB
YPJ Fighters.jpg 1,263 × 998; 799 KB
Zehava Shahar.jpg 1,000 × 1,392; 444 KB
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Štab 2. bataljona Gradnikove brigade na Stari Oselici oktobra 1944.jpg 800 × 468; 156 KB
Українсько-американське навчання “Сі Бриз - 2016” (28574434006).jpg 1,274 × 1,915; 784 KB

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