A placard hangs outside of the office of 1st. Sgt. Raquel Steckman, the first woman in the Army appointed to a combat engineer company as a first sergeant, now with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif. ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret) Blowing down barriers, Female first sergeant takes charge of combat engineer company 150208-A-TI382-403

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