Azim-Jan-Kariz, Afghanistan
Specialist Joanne Read, of the U.S. Army's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, First...
Specialist Joanne Read, of the U.S. Army's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, First Armored Division, helps unload a resupply truck at Command Outpost AJK (short for Azim-Jan-Kariz - a near-by village) in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 24, 2013. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced today that female soldiers will now be allowed to serve in combat positions. REUTERS/Andrew Burton (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)