Lt. Col. Jennifer Mitchell, commander of the 216th Engineer Battalion, speaks to Soldiers of the 1191st Engineer Company who were preparing to deploy overseas in 2014. Now a colonel, she is the first woman to command the 16th Engineer Brigade in its 100-year history.

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