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U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer Charles Major shows an Iraqi woman how to handle an AK-S as part of Sisters of Ferris training in Ferris, Iraq, June 4, 2008. Major is assigned to the 6th Marine Regiment's 3rd Battalion. The Sisters of Ferris is an organization of Iraqi women who will help Iraqi police search and handle female detainees.

SISTERS OF FERRIS

U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer Charles Major shows an Iraqi woman how to handle an AK-S as part of Sisters of Ferris training in Ferris, Iraq, June 4, 2008. Major is assigned to the 6th Marine Regiment's 3rd Battalion. The Sisters of Ferris is an organization of Iraqi women who will help Iraqi police search and handle female detainees.

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