Sargent Sheena Adams, 25, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II gets attention from some Afghan girls while on patrol on November 21, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II stands guard in the bazaar as a crowd of Afghan men watch on November 14, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II packs to go on a mission while Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, sits on her bed on November 12, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Sargent Sheena Adams (R) US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II comforts an Afghan translator (L) who was crying after hearing about the death of a fellow marine on November 16, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II patrols along with Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, (back) and other male marines November 15, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
(L-R) Sargent Sheena Adams, 25, and Lance Corporal Kristi Baker ,21, Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marines with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II pose at their forward operating base on November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman Amy Housley, 29, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II checks the heartbeat of a sick child during a village medical outreach on November 23, 2010 in Boldoc, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II patrols along with male marines November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Sargent Sheena Adams, 25, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II stands guard while on patrol on November 19, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
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 dinning tent after eating an MRE ( military style meals ready to eat) for lunch on November 12, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Kristi Baker,21, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II patrols with other Marines on November 20, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
(L-R) Sargent Sheena Adams, 25, Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley,22, and Lance Corporal Kristi Baker,21, US Marines with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II pose at their forward operating base on November 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II hangs out after a shower inside her dormitory room on November 12, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley,22, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II patrols along with male marines November 18, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II patrols in the bazaar with other Marines on November 20, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Kristi Baker,21, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II stands guard while on patrol as dust fills the air on November 15, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Sargent Sheena Adams, 25, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II deals with Afghan boys begging for candy at the bazaar November 14, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II stands guard while on patrol on November 14, 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.
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 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 (10 November 2010) - Sgt. Crystal Groves with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team II stands in formation during a ceremony for the 235th Marine Corps birthday.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN (12 November 2010) - Sgt. Sheena Adams, 25, with the FET 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team II works late into the night on her laptop on her reports in Musa Qala.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN (12 November 2010) - LCpl. Kristi Baker, 21, combs her hair inside her dormitory room in Musa Qala.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN (20 November 2010) - Graffiti on the wall of with gear on the floor of the barracks where the FET lives in Musa Qala.
BOLDOC, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN (23 November 2010) - LCpl. Luz Lopez, 21, plays with Afghan babies during a village medical outreach in Boldoc.
BOLDOC, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN (23 November 2010) - LCpl's Luz Lopez (L) and Riane Donoho, 21 (R) take a rest during a village medical outreach in Boldoc.
BOLDOC, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN (23 November 2010) - Cpl. Catherine Broussard, 22, tries to communicate with some Afghan girls during a village medical outreach in Boldoc.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN (25 November 2010) - Marines with the FET 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team II on patrol in Musa Qala.
MUSA QALA, AFGHANISTAN (25 November 2010) - Sgt. Sheena Adams, 25, with the FET 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team II blows bubbles with Afghan boys surrounding her while on patrol in Musa Qala.