Another Woman Warrior...

Captain Emily J. Naslund

Company Commander, Female Engagement Team

I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Remember all the fuss about women being allowed to enroll in the formerly all male military academies at VMI and the Citadel. Well this is what it was all about. Capt Naslund is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute.

She deployed to Anbar Province, Iraq from January 2008 to February 2009 with Truck Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force, where she served as a convoy commander, one of the most dangerous jobs in the theater.

Her second deployment was  with the Female Engagement Team, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) from March 2010 to October 2010.  During this tour, her 16 Female Engagement Teams conducted engagement operations throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Women in the Female Engagement Teams play a crucial role in the conduct of the war in Afghanistan. They are attached to regular Marine combat units…they carry the same equipment as any other Marine…they undergo the same risks as any other Marine.

Returning from Afghanistan in October 2010, she served as the company commander for the Female Engagement Team, I Marine Expeditionary Force.  In May 2010 she entered the  United States Navel Academy to complete the Special Education Program.

Who Is Responsible For The Deficit?

As calculated by the CBO. The single largest cause of the deficit, year in and year out, will be the Bush tax cuts, which currently comprise over 30% of the deficit, and by 2019 will comprise over half. The second largest is the economic downturn, wholly attributable to W. Bush. Obama must take the blame for the continuing cost of the Bush wars, which have so far cost at least $4 trillion and may wind up as high as $10-11 trillion. He should have ordered the troops home by the end of his sixth month in office.

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