Staff Sergeant Mark Burrell is an active duty Army correspondent with Task Force Bastogne in the Kunar province of Afghanistan.
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.
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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