Women's History Month

The Department of Defense Celebrates

Photos

Female fuel handler prepares to refuel a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at the 101st Airborne Division's Rapid Refuel Point (RRP) located in Logistical Base Charlie during Operation DESERT STORM. The RRP, southeast of Rafha, Saudi Arabia, could handle 20 aircraft at a time. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lawrence Braxton)

Stephanie Kelley listens intently to Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Reinhart, U.S. Coast Guard, as he explains how to operate the controls of Coast Guard Station Galveston's 47-foot motor surf boat on Sept. 12, 2000, near Galveston, Texas. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Dillard, U.S. Coast Guard)

Turboprop engine mechanic Staff Sgt. Carla West performs an inspection of a newly installed tailpipe assembly on an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft at the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Lance Cheung, U.S. Air Force)

Stephanie Kelley dangles from the rescue winch of a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin helicopter after being plucked from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 14, 2000. Kelley, 22, from Stow, Mass., is the Coast Guard winner of the Yahoo! Fantasy Careers in Today's Military Contest. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Dillard, U.S. Coast Guard)

Satellite Data Systems Operator, Airman 1st Class Mary Colin, belongs to the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The Operations center in the photo is at the 11th SWS and operates the Attack Launch Early Reporting to Theater (ALERT) missile warning system. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Wagers)

California Air National Guard Capt. Joanne Peros checks on a role-playing patient awaiting air evacuation during a mass casualty exercise in the Atacama Desert north of Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 15, 2000. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis W. Goff, Air National Guard.)

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Archeilla Riley of Montgomery, Ala., keeps an eye on the tactical data link screen in the Combat Direction Center (CDC) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lawrence Braxton)

Master Sergeant Gayle Thomas and Hiroe Aoki, members of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Japan, use a centralized disbursing system to verify yen payments to local vendors. (Photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

Black Knights Ready to Take the Next Step and Contend for the Patriot League Title (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army)

Photo - Staff Sgt. annotates medical record

Staff Sgt. Heather Ifill, 51st Medical Group, annotates the patient information of wounded Tech. Sgt. Elwood Huckabee prior to admission into the hospital Jan. 20, during a mass accident response exercise (M.A.R.E.) at Osan Air Base, Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Renee Sitler)

Capt. Shelly Black, 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, receives a letter of appreciation from Commandant, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kim, Myung Hwan that honors her for her part in the rescue of an expectant mother from Ryung Island of the coast of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

Airman Rhea Lora, 1st Supply Squadron receiving clerk, Langley Air Force Base, Va., uses a hand-held barcode scanner to quickly process items arriving at receiving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vincent Parker)

Crack Shot (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army)

Photo - Petty Officer at the Inaugural Celebration

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dionne Duncan stands with other men and women to act as a street cordon along the Inaugural Parade route to honor President George W. Bush after his Swearing-in Ceremony, Jan. 20, 2001,
Washington, D.C. (U.S. Coast
Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Leslie Kraushaar)