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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Petty Officer Second Class Jaime S. Jaenke, U.S. Navy Reserve, was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where she later joined the Navy Reserve in 2002. As a civilian, Jaenke volunteered as an emergency medical technician […]
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Private First Class Karina Sotelo Lau, U.S. Army, was born in Livingston, CA, and attended Livingston High School where she was an exceptional student and learned to play more than a dozen instruments. Lau graduated […]
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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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