Pvt. Rolanda Harris, Company D, 31st Engineer Battalion, stands in formation as her unit prepares for Family Day. Harris is one of the first two Army Reserve female 12Bs set to graduate Jan. 15 from Fort Leonard Wood, after which she will return to her home unit of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 478th Engineer Battalion, Fort Thomas, Kentucky. 12B is the military occupational specialty identifier for combat engineers, a field that until 2015 was not open to women. Combat engineers perform construction and demolition tasks during combat or during combat conditions. (Army photo/Dawn Arde
Pvt. Rolanda Harris, Company D, 31st Engineer Battalion, stands in formation as her unit prepares for Family Day. Harris is one of the first two Army Reserve female 12Bs set to graduate Jan. 15 from Fort Leonard Wood, after which she will return to her home unit of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 478th Engineer Battalion, Fort Thomas, Kentucky. 12B is the military occupational specialty identifier for combat engineers, a field that until 2015 was not open to women. Combat engineers perform construction and demolition tasks during combat or during combat conditions. (Army photo/Dawn Arden) First Army Reserve female 12Bs set to graduate 160114-A-WU318-002
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