Hitting the Beach

February 7, 2012 10:33AM

by On Patrol

Marines approach the beach Japan, January 29, 2012 in their combat rubber raiding craft at Kin Blue, Okinawa. The Marines were conducting a small boat raid during amphibious integration training in preparation for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Garry J. Welch

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Our Spring 2012 issue explores the evolution of women's roles in the military, from the nurses in the 1700s to the multi-faceted troops of today.

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A KC-10 Extender refuels another KC-10 on May 3, 2012, during a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Army photo by Technical Sergeant Edward Gyokeres

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