Foundation for Women Warriors
Captain Maria Ines Ortiz, U.S. Army, was born in Camden, New Jersey, but grew up in Puerto Rico. In 1991, she began her career in Army medicine by enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserve. In […]
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Elizabeth Loncki first went to Arizona State University to study business and then after a year, she realized a desk job was not in her future. Loncki joined the Air Force in 2003. She graduated from […]
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Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano, U.S. Marine Corps, was born in Mexico and became a U.S. citizen at 13 years of age when her family moved to California. In 2000, she graduated from Peter Johansen […]
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Sergeant Lakeshia M. Bailey, U.S. Army, developed a love for the military at an early age, traveling around the world while her father was in the service. When she graduated from Spencer High School, she […]
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“My sister is a warrior because she did the right thing, the honorable thing: going to Iraq when she didn’t have to, because she felt it was the ethical and moral thing to do. That’s […]
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Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq. As we take time to reflect on the thousands of lives lost and the friends and families that continue to endure the immeasurable […]
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Major Megan McClung (April 14, 1972–December 6, 2006) was the first female Marine Officer killed in combat during the war in Iraq. At the time, Major McClung was serving as a public affairs officer for […]
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